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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids say what they feel and I care (deeply) how my kids feel. That's why I believe a parent should be home with them and they deserve two loving involved parents. You can't just pretend that all family situations turn out beautifully.

These parents who never see their kids (I'm talking about the double nanny type families) - we can agree to disagree that that is any way to raise children. [/quote]

I agree that having one parent who never sees his kids but thinks his kids will be ok because the other parent SAH is no way to raise children.[/quote]

I agree and I think this is a common trap of the SAHM lifestyle.  [/quote]

And hardly seeing your kids is a trap of a dual working family. [/quote]

With 2 working you can have less demanding jobs (except for the power couples) so they both can be home early, take off for field trips, take the kids to doctor. That is what I see, 2 very flexible jobs and lots of time for both parents to see the kids.[/quote]

Yes, I read so many stories of unhurried, relaxed and flexible work positions for moms and dads (BECAUSE their spouse works) on here. And of course they all split household duties, homemade meals and restful weekends with their equal powered spouse!

Except- we don't read that. [/quote]

Well why would we? It's like saying every married couple must be currently dealing with an affair because a new thread starts on that topic at least twice a week. Peoples tend to start threads when they are looking for advice or struggling. But my family and many of my friends have this set up: we each work about 45 hours or so a week, have a few WFH days a week, each make six figures so can outsource cleaning etc. and each have very little travel. I suppose the trade off is that neither of us make the 500k salaries as some but that is the trade off we made.[/quote]

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