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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest Q, if you sah, do you feel your children have a superior childhood?[/quote]

A resounding NO.  I’m not giving my kids anything that kids of two working parents don’t have.

But, I’m giving myself and my DH something: me, more time with my kids, and more space to care for myself, as I have a chronic medical issue that requires some extra attention. And for DH, the ability to focus on his work, and have our home and kids cared for.

But I hate that some WOH moms think SAH moms judge them. No, no, no. Not from me.[/quote]

That’s the thing, it is usually the WOH moms that judge and criticize (emotionally unstable, small lives, etc.) . I’ve never really heard SAHM’s judge working parents. I don’t understand why we can’t just support each other’s choices. It’s not a one size fits all choice. You don’t really don’t know what you would do if your own situation changed and your husband tripled  his salary or you had to travel 50 percent of the time to advance or your child has autism? [/quote]

I do.  I would still WOH.  I know that because it's exactly the choice I made when my husband's salary doubled into plenty to live comfortably on just his income.  It's also the choice I make every day when I go to work in my job where I travel 3-4 times a month (in non-quarantined times).  I work because I like working, I like what I do, I like having something in my life beyond just my family and my hobbies, I like having financial security and freedom, I like demonstrating to my kids that women and men both work and both raise kids.

And there's this - my husband was recently diagnosed with a serious chronic illness that's likely to lead to disability in the near future.  You think it won't happen to you but it could.  Same for divorce, btw, but I know that's something most SAHMs refuse to even remotely entertain.  [/quote]

So when you’re traveling 3-4 times a month who takes care of your kids? Your partner doesn’t travel too? Do you see the issue when two people have careers that demand travel? Overnight nanny situations aren’t easy to come by.

How do you know that is something SAHMs don’t think about?.. many who have been doing so have only stopped working for a few years... many who plan to work again. It isn’t one sized fits all. Most women who stay home are educated with precious careers. While some employers wouldn’t be open to hiring a woman who left the workforce for 5 years, there are many that are. [/quote]

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