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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never, really.  Even when they are at school I'm the one on call.  It's not like I can head to Rehobeth and for a beach day and relax and drink margaritas.  I can get stuff done around the house, I can run errands, I can work out but I need to be ready to snap to it and pick a kid up as needed.[/quote]

This is just dumb.  By your logic no parent is ever 'off duty.'  OP obviously means when you're not the only adult directly supervising the children.  Come on.[/quote]

This. Working parents are on call too. OP means when the children are actually present.

What I find interesting about this thread, though, is all the people including nighttime/post-work hours. So if the working spouse gets home at 6 pm, the SAH spouse is still on duty? The working spouse works 9-5 (or whatever) but the SAH spouse is on duty 24/7? That seems unfair. DH and I both work out of the house and when we are in the house, either we are both on duty, or we split it up. Staying at home should not be a license for the working spouse to never lift a finger with regard to anything non-work-related.[/quote]

No. With working spouses, I would assume that if I had an important meeting to attend, dh would go to pick up our child or our nanny or sitter would do it.  If i went out of town on business, dh would handle childcare issues.  If he had business travel, I would be the one on call.

With a SAHM, the agreement is usually that you are the one who will handle childcare/doctors appts and be the one essentially on call.  There is no real back up in place.  My own husband worked full time and took college courses at night.  The kids were often in bed by the time he got home.  So for me, it is very true that I was on duty all the time.  [/quote]

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