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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Feminist here who never considered being a SAHM because she wanted her independence.  While I would not change my path, I have to lament.  IT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS for parents that work.  The world (at least in the US) is not built for us.

[I'm addressing women because I am one, but this would obviously apply to anyone else who is the Default Parent]

I think women who want to work should but we need an honest conversation about what you give up to work.  And I'm not talking about what YOUR KIDS give up, I'm talking about what you as a HUMAN give up. Your time, your peace of mind, your ability to REST is all but eliminated for years.  You work all day.  You parent evenings and weekends.  You don't get a break unless you leave the kids with someone and go somewhere.  It takes a toll.

Your kids will be fine no matter what.  My kids have amazing caregivers at daycare and great experiences.  But I WISH I HAD A FRACTION of my old lifestyle.  You can do that, but you have to pay for it with expensive childcare/nannies or live-in family members.  [/quote]

Amen. I just read through this entire thread, but this is the post that resonated the most with me. Flexible work hours, remote work, part-time work, and other flexibility make it easier to be a working parent, but even with those things, it's still hard. You can't do it all yourself, even with an involved partner. Most people who claim that they managed work and family just fine either had extensive family help or outsourced a huge chunk of household and childcare responsibilities, which requires money to do effectively. Perhaps there are some superior human beings who can be on all the time, productively working, parenting, cooking, cleaning, working out, and otherwise attending to the needs of their families and their own, but most of us will become exhausted and overwhelmed trying to do all of these things year after year. Something has to give somewhere.[/quote]

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