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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The other issue is that [b]OP's husband is in a field that doesn't get a lot of respect, so people assume that what he's doing isn't important, and he should just do it less.  [/b]Strangely, I think that the same people would have a fit if they put in a call to their administrator and didn't get a call back; or if their kid's classroom didn't have a sub; or if their school cut a sport their kid loved; or if the kid bullying theirs didn't get a consequences because there was no one to do Saturday detention.

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No, I would say no matter what the field, you wouldn’t expect the mom to take on all that with young children and de facto expect her partner to both work full time and be the default parent without a discussion.  Definitely not if they couldn’t afford to outsource some of the extra burden on spouse.  I’ve seen women either take a step back and go part-time or take a break for that reason (including educators) or go full speed ahead/lean in but with husband taking a step back or having substantial assistance like a nanny or au pair and/or family willing to help out.[/quote]

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