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[quote=Anonymous]I’m going to make up a hypothetical to see if it helps you think it through. Let’s imagine you love archery or ice skating. To participate at a top amateur level, you need to practice three days a week for 2 hours and then you need to go to a tournament on the 2nd Saturday of every month that takes you 10 hours and sometimes you need to spend Friday night away from home. Your husband promised he would not have to work Saturdays and now he has to do so.

You already have a plan for a babysitter to cover your three days a week of practice. But now, you may never be able to go to a tournament again. You are devastated because this is super important to you. First, can you pay a sitter? Second, can a relative help?

Let’s pretend you have plenty of money and you know your mom would love to do this. But your husband isn’t super excited to have your mom one weekend a month. The answer to him is “suck it up buttercup” assuming your mom isn’t actually toxic. And you pay to fly her in. [/quote]

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