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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]End of gen x here (younger end) and I do think we are the last gen of the stay at home mom. With flex work it just makes no sense to minimize income that will affect kids financially down the line. [/quote]

Gen X are not a monolith nor are millenials. I know millenial sahms. Often religious though not always. Also I know lots of moms of both generations who stayed at home for a few years with little kids and then went back but often in a flexible or part time capacity. This is really common (though not among super high achievers of course but certainly include people with grad degrees or who went to top colleges). I fall in this boat -- was a sahm for a while and then went back to work but no longer prioritize work the way I did pre-kids even though I have a pretty prestigious grad degree and leave money on the table by choosing to stay in a very flexible position

I also know Gen X and millenial dads who have take breaks from working and become primary parents (definitely not a phenomenon that existed much at all when I was a kid) as well dads with the flexible and lower-paying job so they can be primary parents while their wives work more demanding and higher paying jobs.

I think the big difference between now and when I grew up is that there is more variety in how people choose to set up their families and their lives. Yes more women work and there are fewer sahms overall. But that doesn't mean everyone is in a dual income family with two hard charging careers. In fact that set up seems pretty uncommon because it's really hard unless you have both lots of help (family or paid or both) AND very specific personalities that enable you to do that without going nuts. It seems like most families wind up with at least one person (if not two) who prioritize family over work even if they still work and there is increasing acceptance of the idea that raising kids and taking care of the house really IS a full time job... though due to financial constraints more families now either outsource or split this job between them rather than just having a sahm. But some still have sahms![/quote]

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