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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you have two little kids. Your wife has a job she hates and feels trapped by. Your fixed expenses (mortgage, at least) are reasonable. You make a lot of money and you save a TON of money. [b]Your wife has spent a decent chunk of the past 5-6 years pregnant/postpartum, and no matter how equally you divide family labor, you cannot imagine the toll that takes on person's body and mind.
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I get that you are risk averse, but please consider that your wife is telling you that she needs a break. Your finances will be more than fine and it sounds like your wife has the skills to be quite marketable if/when she wants another full-time gig.

You can make this happen - it will be good for your household and your marriage. 
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Yeah, so has every freaking mother you meet, including those who work demanding full-time jobs.  [/quote]

Yep, totally true. But I would want my spouse who makes $300k and is standing between me and a mental/physical break from the slog of work and little kids and feeling miserable in my day to day life to know that he is choosing my resentment over my happiness. [/quote]

What about HIS happiness?  You sound like a martyr, and it's annoying and unattractive.

She should look for another job, OP.  Her quitting work while having kids in full-time school so she can 'pursue hobbies' is a disaster in the making.[/quote]

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