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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family reveres a highly educated SAHM.[/quote]

I’m Korean American. All my relatives in Korea stay home. They study hard to go a top university to marry well and they all stayed home when they had a baby. I’m married to a physician and I also stay home. My mother seems to approve of my life. In Japanese and Korean cultures, it is preferred that the mom stay home to raise the children. I don’t think it is the same for Chinese or Indians although the uber rich don’t seem to work.[/quote]

This isn’t true of Korean and Korean-American culture overall. I think it really depends on your circle and where you live. And maybe the extent to which your parents suffered to put their kids through top schools.  I’m Korean American and SAH with my kid while DH worked. My parents were not happy and wouldn’t stop nagging me to go back to work. This was with DH making over 500k and in my job I made 40k so it wasn’t a money issue. I think this had also changed a lot in the past 15-20 years or so. Women are expected work outside of motherhood these days. [/quote]

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