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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since when is raising a child, "not working"?

Hope you don't tell the nanny, she's "not working."[/quote]

You don't need a graduate degree to raise a child.[/quote]

I have two graduate degrees and I retired at the ripe old age of 40 to stay at home.  Having saved every single penny of my earnings, I was in a good position to do that + my DH is in a secure and well paying job.  No debts, low mortgage and pension and savings, fully funded college and tons of insurance means that I can rest easy.

I think my graduate degree actually enabled me to be a SAHM with financial security, unlike a nanny. Another thing - there is a huge difference in the interaction any child will have with a very educated mom vs. a poorly educated child care provider.  We all want to give our children the best advantage in life. In our family's case - I was the best advantage.

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Wow, you got married before you started working, so your husband supported you financially while you were in, or immediately after, grad school? Great gig. I didn't even marry until I'd been out of grad school 6 years.[/quote]

Wha? She didn't say anything like that.[/quote]

Yes, she did. She said she saved every single penny of her earnings.  She couldn't save it all unless her husband paid all her bills now could she?[/quote]

Oh - you're confusing a husband and wife pooling their resources together for the greater good of the family.  It's called "teamwork" and is something people in healthy marriages do without thinking twice about who's earning what, or designating certain bills "his" and "hers".  [/quote]

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