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[quote=Anonymous]I don't care if you SAHM or WOHM (I have done both) but there is way too much martyrdom on this thread. It's okay to not be "productive" 100% of the time. It's okay to have free time and be able to relax, and that is not something that should be reserved for rich people or SAHMs with "high earning" husbands. It's a basic human right.

I work part time both because it allows me to present for my kid after school, but ALSO because it allows me to have more free time and not have to go-go-go all the time, which is what working full time would be for me. I basically had an epiphany during my maternity leave where I realized that I don't need to feel guilty for doing things like reading a novel on a Tuesday afternoon or spending a lazy morning wandering a museum with my kid. It's okay to enjoy your life and to not be producing all the time, regardless of how you and your family arrange your work/family balance or your finances.

We are solidly middle class (combined HHI of around 140k) and could have a lot more money if we both worked more demanding careers. We don't want to. We want to enjoy our life. We impress the importance of work and financial stability on our child, but we are also teaching her the value of having boundaries with your work and not losing track of what really matters.[/quote]

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