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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you have 4, you don't have to go back to work ever[/quote]

This is such a dumb argument. Wealthy SAHM's don't have to go back to work regardless of the number of kids they have. I stopped at 2. Still not going back to work. I know many who are the same. When 1 spouse makes $400k+, a second spouse making mid to upper five figures is [b]pretty inconsequential.[/b][/quote]

It's only inconsequential if your only measure is income. DH makes in the low seven figures, and I have a career that will probably top out in the low $100Ks. But, I think it's important for the kids to see their mom put her graduate degree to good use and to contribute to the HHI. IMHO, if you have the funds and the educational pedigree, then you have even less of an excuse to drop out of the economy. You can pick jobs that don't pay well and aren't terribly demanding of your time but are really meaningful to society, and you can afford nannies and babysitters should there be a scheduling conflict. Most of DH's male colleagues (who presumably make similar amounts of money) have a spouse who also works professionally. We are in our early 40s, and I don't see anyone at his firm with a SAH spouse in our generation.[/quote]

I guess we run in different circles. We hardly know anyone without a SAH spouse above a certain income.  For DH and his coworkers, it's pretty much assumed someone is at home picking up the slack and running the household. [b]The only moms I know who work feel like they have to to maintain a certain lifestyle[/b]. Or they are teachers at our local school/preschool with the same exact hours as their kids. Making $50k. No thanks.[/quote]

Gee. Did it ever perhaps occur to you that maybe they want to work?[/quote]

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