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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By mistake, I read the other thread about all women aspiring to be housewives. Need to know what I'm working with here.[/quote]

Why, what did you read in the other thread that concerned you?[/quote]

Because I've never been driven by a desire to "provide" for someone. Am I in the minority?[/quote]

Do you even have kids?? DH and I both wanted to work (and we do) but it was heartbreaking not having a choice between working and staying home. [/quote]

No kids. I recently finished grad school and have been getting my career started in DC. But I do not realistically foresee my income increasing beyond low six figures. I guess I just didn't realize this was such a deal breaker for women this day in age.[/quote]

Dude, don't be a drama queen.  It is not a deal breaker for most women, esp. in DC.  But most guy's who support a SAHM do it because it is a family decision to have the kids raised by a parent.  They don't do it because of a desire to provide for someone or because it is a deal breaker for the wife.[/quote]

Exactly. You just never know what issues may arise or how you both will actually feel once your child is a real thing. We were both ambitious, career driven professionals and were quite shocked by how strongly we suddenly felt the need to change [b]both[/b] of our careers. It was unexpected to say the least.[/quote]

Both parents choosing to downshift to family friendly positions (or even one parent going part-time) is not the same as one parent becoming a sahp. [/quote]

One of us did SAH.[/quote]

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