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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom used to drive me up a wall telling me how much I'll want to SAH when the kids were born, never mind that outside of really enjoying my career we couldn't really hack it on one salary in NW. Anyways, over the holidays after a few glasses of wine she told me how envious she was I got to keep working and loved my job and I was able to sort it all out. She said in her day it was off the table bc no one would have been open to making concessions for life outside work (I work from home once a week) and she started to lose work when we were born bc her company assumed dad was paying all the bills.

Anyways no real point. I just always thought her choice was so cut and dry. Also we have so far to go in regards to working famlies but I feel lucky I don't have to face down what she did and I have choices. [/quote]

I've experienced something similar with my mom.  My mom also didn't have a supportive spouse or one who would help at home.  Regardless of whether she worked or not, my dad expected her to do everything at home.  I mean everything.  So I think she initially this would be me situation as well and encouraged me to be a sahm.  She didn't want me stuck with two jobs.  But now I have a great job and a supportive spouse who shares responsibilities at home.  I think she recognizes how I have a great thing going [/quote]

+1. My mom marvels that my DH is home for dinner (and cooks it 90 percent of the time) and knows the ins and outs of our kids' schedules, homework issues, activities, and who their pediatrician is etc. So different than the way I grew up. She was really nervous about me not being a SAHM but now is envious of what we've pulled off. And a lot has changed - we both WFH regularly which is something she could never imagine.[/quote]

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