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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I resent my wife for not going back to work once we got through baby/toddler stage.  She nags after I put in a full 10 hour day and wants hours of alone time.  [b]The kids are in school all week. [/b] I need some down time on the weekends after 60 hour work weeks.[/quote]

This is important. Given how little govt support there is for early childcare in this country (no required parental leave, no subsidized childcare, employer-tied health insurance, little support for part/flex-time work options, etc.), I don't blame most families for having one parent stay at home while the children are too young to attend school. But once all the children are in school 6-8 hours a day, what do SAHMs do with that free time? Even cooking, cleaning and shopping would take no more than a couple of hours a day. Of course, you could make it d-r-a-g out artificially so that you spend 2 hours at Whole Foods, 2 hours prepping a 5 course meal, 3 hours doing laundry, etc...

If your partner is stressed out about finances and being the sole breadwinner in this economy, I think that SAHMs really need to look seriously into working, even if it's a position that seems "beneath" you. If you've been out for 3+ years, you are NOT going to end up in the same place where you left off.[/quote]

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