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[quote=Anonymous]Thinking about Shiv's pregnancy, I'm just thinking about how it's kind of interesting to me to watch a billionaire heiress struggle with a pregnancy because for me, it's impossible to separate the decision of whether or not to have a baby from money. Like even a reasonably well off professional woman in the same situation (say, a lawyer or doctor -- financially secure but has to work for a living) would be factoring in money as a major issue  -- can she afford to raise the baby on her own if her marriage falls apart? if her spouse is a lower earner, can she afford to pay support to him if they split? Even just basic things like can she make it work with childcare while she continues to work full time. For a woman who is MC or working class instead of UMC, there would be a question of whether she could even afford to split from her spouse, even if the marriage was messed up and there was no love left, because in that situation she might not be able to afford childcare on her own and she might not be able to get support from her ex if they split. Money would just be central to the whole thing.

So it's kind of fascinating to me to look at this situation with Shiv and it's really just about what she wants. That's it. Doe she want to stay married to Tom? If not, she can divorce him and it impacts her ability to support a baby not at all. She can even pay him hefty spousal support and she's still be fine -- she's a billionaire. Her brother just blew like a billion dollars on a vanity run for president. She can work or not work if she has the baby. She can pay for the best nannies money can buy or she could just stop working and play mommy or she can do both. She can do whatever she wants.

And she's still miserable and the situation still sucks. It's crazy! All that money and they can't figure out a way to just have a kid and be a happy family.[/quote]

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