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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a SAHM, I would love it if most women were still SAHMs. There would be more people around and we could do more things during the day like PTO, book clubs, lunches, etc. Also there wouldn't be this pressure to "go back to work" when the kids are older the way there is now. I've managed to work just very part time at a school, but I feel like there is this expectation that because my kids are older I should be back at work. Also, if most families only had one income, there would be less of a competitive "arms race" so to speak on buying kids stuff and experiences. Housing and other prices wouldn't have been driven so high either.

But mostly I would just love it if I were EXPECTED to stay at home, rather than bucking some trend. [/quote]

I get what you are saying. I think the problem now is that you are kind of considered a loser if you “only” aspire to take care of your family, home, etc. And now if you do that without marrying a male 1%er, you are putting your family at a distinct disadvantage financially relative to all the dual-earning families. At the same time, do I want to revert to not being able to own property, etc? NO. I also don’t want to be treated as though I’m a smaller less hairy man. I’m not a man! I have different fundamental desires/drives, and one of them is to be the primary caretaker of my kids. [/quote]

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