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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t say it to your face but I agree with her.
- Independently wealthy and working in a meaningful job[/quote]

NP here.  I would not say anything on your face, PP, but I wonder why is that your family not meaningful to you?  Why is being with them and nurturing them not the most meaningful, loving and fulfilling job you could ever do?  If you think that only little kids need a full time mom then you are deluded and not really been involved in raising kids. You have outsourced raising your kids (if you have kids) and it was probably ok for your family.  Older kids need you differently, but not less.  But, that is a moot point - your family is not the most meaningful and time consuming thing for you - and that is your prerogative.

I find people who say or think like the PP above, very unenlightened.

OP, you have the most meaningful and wonderful job in the world. If you have the money to take care of your needs and some wants, then feel free to LIVE your life and spend time with your family.

Stay Blessed!

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it's not a job.  Everyone's kids grow up.[/quote]

Dp  Ok if it isn't a job than why do you have to pay your nannies or daycare?  Why don't they do it out of LOOOOVE for your precious snowflakes?[/quote]

SAHM here, and I hate this argument.  Being a parent and caring for your own children isn't a job.  It's a relationship.

If that doesn't make sense to you, think about brushing your teeth, delivering a Christmas gift to your mom, or having sex with your husband.  Yes, you could pay someone to do those things, and when you do, they are doing a job.  But when you are doing them yourself, it isn't a job.  It's part of maintaining an important relationship with yourself, your mother, or your husband.

This is why being a present, available parent is so important to most people.  It isn't a monetary calculation.  It isn't because this job is preferable to some other job.  It's because this relationship is important, and many people will give up something substantial, far more than the salary of a paid employee, in order to be able to do it.

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You can pay someone to brush your teeth?[/quote]

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