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[quote=Anonymous]My husband absolutely does NOT want to trade places with me. When the kids were little I was home with them all day; after even a few hours solo with them he would openly marvel that he could never do what I was doing. Now all but the youngest is in school, and he still would never want to trade places with me. He also sees the big benefits that our whole family enjoys as a result of having a stay at home parent.

He likes his job and likes that I'm there when the kids get home from school, likes that I'm able to take care of all the household "crap" so that he doesn't have to worry about it and can focus on other things (family, hobbies, relaxing) when he's not at work, likes that I'm not also constantly stressed / on deadlines and rushing around like he is, and the resultant calm / stability that our household enjoys as a result.

He makes enough that we do not need a second income, and all he really wants for me is that i'm happy. And, luckily, I am! It works well for us and that's kind of the end of the story.

And yes, the tone of your post is judgy and self righteous.[/quote]

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