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[quote=Anonymous]If the children are under age 5/6, I think the work SAHMs do should be heavily valued. Caring for a small child all day every day is a tough job. Nannies and daycare workers are underpaid for it. Someone doing that properly is performing a job of real value. And while I agree that WOHMs do all the same parenting as SAHMs in general, it's just not true that WOHMs do the same amount of childcare for young children. Plus depending on your job, it may not be nearly as draining as caring for, say, a 2 year old all day long. Caring for kids that age actually makes it harder to do all the other stuff (laundry, food prep, housecleaning, etc.) because the childcare piece is non-stop and very physical.

SAHMs of older kids are making a lifestyle choice. I'm not disrespecting it -- maybe I'd make the same one if my DH made a ton of money (though I think it's just not my personality). But if your kids are school age, I think it's harder to argue that you are providing a service of value over what any working parent provides. Of course all parents take care of their homes, oversee their kid's education, supports them socially and emotionally. That's what it is to be a parent no matter what you do for money.

But hats off to anyone who is providing full time care to very young kids. That's hard, and all us working moms on here know it because we you can't tell me that you don't sometimes look forward to going back to work after a long weekend or even a vacation just to get a break for how nonstop it is. Babies and toddlers are WORK.[/quote]

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