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1. Not all SAHPs bring in zero income. Or haven't contributed significantly financially in recent past. 
2. Parents are way more involved and engaged with their children now than they were 50 years ago. Classes, playgrounds, etc. Not just throwing baby in a playpen to tend to the house and make DH's martini. 
3. People outsource more these days - landscapers, cleaning crews, etc.

Families should decide how to divide up parenting and household responsibilities so it seems fair to everyone but it just doesn't automatically all fall onto the SAHP.

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1. In all her defensiveness, if she were currently contributing, she would have mentioned it. 
2. Well those parents are mostly pointlessly over-parenting, so I don't really see that as a defense, but even adding a class a day, the day is very long, and when I stayed home I was desperate to find more things to do to fill our time. 
3. What's your point

But I agree that OP and her husband need to have a come to Jesus, at which OP needs to recognize her husband is being infinitely reasonable in wanting her to do more than baby ballet all day. [/quote]

She is doing way more than baby ballet and childcare. Most of the household work in fact - cleaning, tidying, laundry, bills, etc. [/quote]

I can't even deal with the SAHM justifications.  Cleaning and tidying are now separate things?  I have two kids and work from home one day a week.  In that time I do my laundry and the kids' and pay all the bills (takes less than an hour once a week).  With one infant who doesn't even leave the house much (ie no daycare stains), it isn't like laundry needs to be done daily.  Manage your time, people![/quote]

What is a daycare stain and how is that different than a nanny stain or a SAHM stain I wonder?[/quote]

Are you insufferable or really that dumb?  Kids at daycare (I'm a daycare mom) get messier.  They just do.  When there isn't one person to hover over them, there are more stains and spilled stuff etc.  I don't mind that - part of being a kid - but it's life.  Do Kindergartners get as dirty at home as at school?  Let me know when you have them, K?[/quote]

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