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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH has said flat out that he doesn't want me going back to work.  He doesn't like to say it because he thinks its a bit sexist, but the truth is he has a demanding (and high paying) job and needs me to run our home/take care of our 3 kids.  However, I was also in a field where my salary wouldn't even cover daycare expenses once we had a second kid.
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This is us except that I was earning a boatload at the time we decided we wanted someone to SAH.  DH thanks me everyday for taking care of "everything else."  Fortunately for me, I really enjoy being home and find things to do that are important or meaningful to our family.  If all I did was shop and eat out, I'd send myself back to work too! [/quote]

+ 1.

I need to feel good about why I am staying at home as well. If by my staying at home, life is better for my kids and DH, and we are meeting our many tangible and intangible life goals, then it is worth it for me.

If my kids were doing poorly, my husband was not meeting his career objectives, our friends and relatives were not getting our support, my house was not run properly - I would go back to work.

I do hope that when I do go back, I get the same job satisfaction at my work that I am getting at home.  I want to be the person who makes things happen and without whom things will not work as well. I want to be not only be valuable , but crucial.

After being a SAHM, I am not going to go back for the money. I need to be appreciated and make a difference. I need job satisfaction and gratitude.

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