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[quote=Anonymous]I've known a few over the years.  I had one guy who worked for me in the late 90's early 2000's.  He married his HS sweetheart.  She went to college, he didn't.  He worked construction and became a supervisor and was pretty good with it.  Her parents couldn't afford college, so she went to college on loans and he provided their support while she was in college and business school for her MBA.  After they had kids, she was on management track and he started having back problems and had to leave construction.  It made sense for him to be the SAHD.  After his kids fledged, he took up computers and became a computer tech and came to work for me.  He was old enough to be my dad at the time and his career was not going anywhere, but he was happy to have an office job.  Meanwhile, she became the VP of finance at her health insurance company (I think it was a division of Aetna).  He retired when she did and they moved to California to be near (at the time) their only grandchild.  Said grandchild is now a teen and they are still happy.  I believe they recently celebrated their 50th or 60th anniversary (?).  I see some of his posts on FB.  For them, it worked out great and was perfect for them.

I know another guy whose kids are now in college.  When they were young, his wife was also on management track and he was not.  She made more than he did and he became a SAHD.  I don't the specifics, but now, 20+ years later, they are still married, his kids are out (one left the area, one is still in the area, going to UMD) and he is active in volunteering for an organization I work for.

Some families and some people can make it work.  It's harder, but depending on the individuals, it can work.[/quote]

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