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[quote=Anonymous][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]

My “rule” is that my spouse and I get an equal number of hours of relaxation time. I do think it’s wrong for a mom to do childcare from waking to bedtime while her husband gets an hour after work to relax. I’m not sure how many people really operate that way, though. If your husband works 12 hr days (and you agreed to that and benefit from the increased salary), then I think it’s fair for you to put in a longer day of childcare.[/quote]

I concur.[/quote]

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