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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To those of you so happy that you have time to enjoy your life when your kids are in school, I think that's great and all, but do your husbands also have the same opportunities?  Or are they working like dogs so you can lie on the couch and watch the Today show?  I work a flexible schedule (I drop off and pick up my kids from school every day), and my husband has a job that gives him a great deal of flexibility also.  Because we both make good money, we can have someone clean and do laundry, which means neither of us has to do it.  We BOTH cook and take care of our kids, and we both get to spend time doing things we like on our own.  It's called a partnership.  I really would feel terrible if I was enjoying taking life easy while my husband was slogging away at work.  And he wouldn't go for it either.  And the other thing I wonder is:  are you all saving for college?  I for one could never imagine having my kids take out loans for college so I could stay home.  And I don't plan to retire poor either.[/quote]

Unfortunately though, not everyone has the black and white options. We are the same as you - I work a reduced schedule and my husband has a very flexible schedule and doesn't work long hours. We make about the same. Both of our incomes let us have a pretty comfortable life and we are able to outsource housekeeping, etc., but living on one income would be really tough.

That said, some people have demanding jobs and they may make good money. Heads/higher ups of companies, lawyers or others who bill hours, etc., the very nature of their job requires long hours, events, travel, etc. If my husband had a job like that and made good money, it would make more sense for me to stay home since he wouldn't have time to share the stuff we share now.

For me, I am personally fortunate we are in the two income/with flexibility and reasonable hours camp. I am grateful to keep my foot in the working world, earn some money, and have a DH who is home by 5:30 etc., but not everyone can have this so I totally understand why it would make more sense for someone to stay home if the other person was in a demanding career.[/quote]

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