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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He wasn't saying it's a universal constant that to sahm is to sacrifice. That just happens a lot. I chose to sahm too. I don't call my choice a sacrifice nor dh working long hours a sacrifice. We both see and appreciate each other's hard work and some days we are jealous of the other. I think a lot of husbands and wives should be working but got stuck as sahps and some working parents are stuck working but would better serve themselves/their families as sahps. Anyone in a position to choose is very privileged and that should really be the goal.[/quote]

I agree with this.

I chose to SAH and left a great career to do so. For me, I wanted to be with my kids more than anything else. But, would I have liked to also work if I had flexibility to work from home and a nanny, cook, cleaner? Probably yes.  My kids needed a lot of my time in early years, but once they started going to school, the time that I gave them was only in the evening - homework, enrichment, baths, reading to them etc.   I did have time in the day to do part-time work and keep my foot in the industry.

My question is why can't we do both?  I am all for universal preK, paid maternity/paternity leave, flexible workplace, remote working and equal pay for women.  I have been out of work for 15 yrs and I will never be going back to work. My family appreciates what I do for them.  But, I see my young daughters on the path to high paying STEM fields and I do not like that the working world does not have an equal playing field for them. [/quote]

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