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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would think you would also have stress staying home, just a different kind. Any SAHMs want to chime in on this?[/quote]

I did not find staying at home stressful as a SAHM. Here are the reasons why -

- My DH was well aware that our life was shit when both of us were working. He knew that his life was better with a SAH wife and he was happy that our kids lives was more relaxed with me at home.

- I did not glamorize working. I have three degrees and I am very well qualified.  But, if my money was not needed for my family, I was not really being fulfilled by working in corporate America.  I was more fulfilled being a mom.  Maybe, if I was a doctor who was saving lives, I would have found some fulfillment in my job.  But, my job was a typical job with incompetent people and office politics.  Just not worth it.

- We only have two kids.  We have no pets.  We are not taking care of any elderly relatives.  No special needs kids etc.

- My salary was not needed to run the house AND my DH's job is super secure.

- We had a lot of savings, we lived below our means, my entire working salary was saved. We also did not have any debt except for the mortgage.

- We had bought a fairly big new SFH, in an inexpensive neighborhood and locked in a low mortgage rate.

- We continued to outsource the chores and services that we did when both of us were working. I was not going to stay home to clean.  I was staying home to focus on raising my kids and having a balanced life style for the entire family.

- We had money for ECs for our kids, our needs and some wants,  and also travel internationally once a year.

- We had money for retirement and for college and professional school (medical, law, business, graduate) for both kids.

- We are heavily insured.

- Solid family life. No adultery, addiction, abuse.  No pre-nup.  No chance of marriage breaking. No mental illness. 
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Do you live in the DC area? I don't know how people afford to do this. But amazing for you and your family, sincerely! [/quote]

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