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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a SAHM but hate cleaning the whole house by myself! We made a choice by having kids, than sacrificing my career rather than my husband's, and to read people saying SAHM should also be doing the cleaning on top of caring for the kids is infuriating. [/quote]

First of all, no one likes cleaning. But you do it anyway because it needs to be done. I work FT and still clean my own house but that doesn't mean that I look down on people who do have house cleaners. I had one for years until COVID came along, I got laid off and then just never found a new housekeeper once I went back to work. If you want to pay someone to clean your house, that's great.

But did your kids also go to preschool? The issue is the selfish choice to not spend 2 hours a week cleaning yourself (which OP will have time for if her child is in preschool) so that she doesn't have to clean her own home. I get that its only pre-school but as a parent, I can't imagine not choosing my child's education/socialization over a housecleaner. No offense to the OP but if they cannot afford to pay for both, I'm guessing they are not living in a huge house.     [/quote]

The child gets socialized at the YMCA CHILDCARE for days a week. I've never understood the obsession with preschool in the US. If it's so important, why are the US kids so behind academically compared to the rest of the world? Parents went to check off boxes. [/quote]

Going to the childcare center while OP works out is not the same as preschool. Its not the same group of kids each day, they are not educating them on basics they need to know for K and the child is not learning how to behave in a classroom environment. Those are the benefits of preschool. For all we know, the kids are sitting there watching a movie while the mom works out. Again, it's about this is what mom wants to do, despite it not necessarily being the best option for the child. OP's wife sounds entitled and selfish.

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They don't play movies at the YMCA. The one I go to has a glass wall. I can see everything that goes on. You sound judgemental. [/quote]

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