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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s problematic for anyone to talk about this issue in absolute terms.  No matter what your preference may be, you never know what life may throw at you that means your family needs a different solution.[/quote]

+1  DH and I agreed when dating that we wanted one parent to stay home when we had babies/toddlers.  He would have been willing to do it if I didn't want to but I did want to.  I also had offers to do freelance work so I could keep a hand in my career while his would have been harder to offramp/onramp.   We initially thought I'd go back when youngest was 3 but life was working really well then so we waited until youngest was in K.  We're a team and are both willing to be flexible to figure out what works best.  When our oldest started middle school we were concerned about him being unsupervised after school so DH worked out an arrangement to WAH 3-4 days/week while I WAH 1 day (I'd been doing that since I'd gone back to FT).  As they got older, he shifted to going into the office more often.  He'll likely retire before me and take over more of the household jobs.  Life is long, if you want a long, happy marriage and family you have to be willing to adapt to what comes along rather than having a preconceived idea of what things have to look like.[/quote]

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