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[quote=Anonymous]My dh didn't want a sahm. We did discuss prior to getting engaged. He wanted a marriage of equals. He didn't want to have to work 80 hour weeks and never see his kids in order to make the kind of money you need to have a sahm. His mom had always worked. If we had been forced into it (like if we'd had a severely disabled child), he would have been okay with it. We both made lots of conscious decisions so that we could equally be there for our children- short commutes, flexible jobs and took lower pay to do so. I personally prioritized having a husband who is home for dinner 5 nights a week, husband who has time to coach the kid soccer games over me staying at home. We both have still been professionally successful and make about 175k each, but we both could make a lot more if we prioritized work over our kids.

Also, OP- why do you want to be the one to SAH? What if you were the one who worked and your husband stayed at home? I think it's sexist to think that only the woman should stay at home. [/quote]

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