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[quote=Anonymous]I think any defensive SAHMs who made the call to stop working 20 years ago need to just stop. The reality is very different now. I am glad you had fun with your kids and it all worked out for you! If you had family money to fall back on amazing and congratulations. The truth is during those little kid years where a lot of the value being home is are really challenging years financially for many families and men DO feel incredibly stressed if they are the sole provider and their spouse is saying she will not work again no matter what, plus they know better than you how unlikely it is you will be hired back at all in many fields. We have friends who have been actively looking for work for more than 2 years now, going on interviews and keeping up their training to try and be more appealing and it’s just not working out. In both cases these are men whose household income is now entirely provided by their wives “smaller” jobs. It’s rough out there!!!

I work part time and feel very grateful to have had that option. We are doing well now financially and I may someday be able to give my kids the financial security that some of the PP enjoyed to stay home without fear.

So on my deathbed I will be glad I supported my husband and made sure my kids have a ton of options going forward. I will also treasure every moment that I had with my kids. The two are not mutually exclusive.[/quote]

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