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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m tired of the second shift. I like working but I’m exhausted when I come home and dinner isn’t planned, the house is a wreck, and nothing’s been done all day. My husband doesn’t grocery shop, prep food, do laundry, tidy, or do anything other than keep our toddler alive when he’s home with him. He is absolutely shocked when I’m upset and unhappy when I come home at 5pm and the breakfast dishes are still in the sink. This is why I won’t work after our second. I’d rather be bored at home than chronically stressed and worn out. [/quote]

Your husband does nothing around the house and the bare minimum for your child, so you’ll give up your financial independence and have a second kid with him? Sorry, that doesn’t make much sense to me.[/quote]
He makes more money than I do but is useless at home. I want a sibling for my son, so I’ll stay home while they’re small. What good is my financial independence if all I have time for is work and cleaning? Because of our work hours, it also falls to me to do all pickups/drop offs and I can’t imagine making it work every morning with an infant and a toddler. [/quote]

Just be careful - he is pushing you into quitting work because of his refusal to help around the house. I was in that exact situation including the drop-off and pick-up for the kids. Honestly staying home did make life easier, but I wish I had pushed back to make things more fair, because I’m still dealing with the unequal workload after going back to work.[/quote]

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