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[quote=Anonymous]SAHM here.  Here's the deal.  I did not walk away from a job that I had been in for nearly a decade and the benefits/seniority that came with it to cook and tend to housekeeping (I was taking care of that anyway after work, dh was doing yard work/repairs).  I quit because my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a parent at home with our kids.  For us, it worked out well to have me home and, yes, I *continued* to cook/clean but my standards got lower there for a while when my attention was more highly centered on childcare. There were times when I'm sure that dh thought that I had abandoned the vacuum. But we survived that stage and looking back I think that we both spent our time well during those years.

That said, I can see how what worked for us would not work for everyone.  Maybe it's time to talk to your wife and see if she likes being at home or would prefer to go back to work.  Is she depressed?  Find out where she is coming from.  She might be doing more during the day than you realize.  [/quote]

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