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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every once in a while, I read threads like this and I feel like taking my husband up on his offer for me to stay home.

And then I think of all the former stay-at-home moms I know  who got divorced, often not due to their own choice, and are now in very tough positions. I also think of those I know who are still married and miserable and trapped. I also know a couple whose husbands lost their jobs and who are now in very bad economic situations. In case it is not obvious, I am from an area with very privileged stay-at-home moms.  Seeing what happens to the majority keeps me working. [/quote]

Same feeling here. Of course people with money don't feel bored. It's like partial retirement after about age 8. You have money to do things you want. The majority of SAHM's who aren't enjoying life are the ones without money.[/quote]

We don't have a lot of money. At least not by dcum standards. My DH makes about 200,000 a year. Five kids. Two out of college. Two in college college. One high school senior. We are certainly not hurting. But we are far from wealthy.  I'm pretty darn happy with my life. You don't need a lot of money to be happy. Just read dcum. Some of the unhappiest women in the country post here. And most have money. [/quote]

Of course you are happy, you are quite a bit older than most of us  and bought a house when they were DIRT cheap. Even if your DH made 1/2 of what he does now, you would be very very comfortable.  I suspect not working has really kept you checked out on how life is most people.  My impression is SAHM almost exclusively hang out with other SAHMs with kids about the same age. When you work, you interact with a much broader swath and age range. [/quote]

See. This is part of the problem. You make assumptions without knowing anything at all about my life. First, I'm not that much older. We just turned 50. We move every 3-4 years so we certainly haven't built up magical equity. We have never accepted any family help with money. When we are in DC, we rent way out in Burke. We bought our forever home in a low COL area 5 years ago. We paid $310,000.

Oh, and my best friend is a WOHM attorney.  See what happens when you make assumptions? [/quote]

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