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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a sahm when kids were young and DH has always said he’s happy as long as I’m happy and would support me in working or not working.

I don’t know if anyone can relate but I actually started to feel resentful. Not towards him necessarily but I felt like people didn’t see me as smart or capable; like I was just an extension of my successful and hardworking DH. He definitely didn’t see me that way and it’s not as though anyone said this, I just didn’t like the was I was showing up in the world anymore.

I should add, I think plenty of sahms take on wonderful projects in the community and use the time to do all kinds of creative and interesting things, I just personally never did. I felt too much like I was only valued as a wife and mom, not as an individual.[/quote]

Your last paragraph makes no sense. You only felt value as a wife and mom, but didn’t want to do all the things that non working people do to make themselves feel productive and valued? What’s your plan for when you retire and why will you have value then but not now?[/quote]

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