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Little children need stability, competence and love. 
It’s worth the sacrifice to give your own children what they *need*.

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Little children can also get stability, competence, and love from a quality daycare provider or nanny.  That can't be the only reason a parent decides to SAH.

-- signed, a SAHM[/quote]
Perhaps they “can”, but we all know the reality....
Let’s be honest here.

Providing your children what they need - is a major reason why many families make the sacrifice to live on one income.[/quote]

I would have said this before having kids.  I grew up with a SAHM who was very against women working when they have kids. She made it very clear that women who work are choosing money over giving their kids love and that staying home is always better.

Now that I’ve had children and have experienced watching nannies with kids, sending a kid to daycare, raising my own kids, etc, I’m not convinced that one way is better than the other.  There are bad nannies and there are bad moms.  There are pros and cons to each arrangement.  If you stay home it should be for you.  Unfortunately, you may be in for a disappointment later if you really think staying home was some tremendous benefit to your child.  I mean go and watch kids at a decent daycare (if you were allowed to do so).  You’d be shocked how happy they look.  They don’t look any happier or unhappeir than kids at the playground with SAHMs.  [/quote]

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