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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As long as we can afford it, I’m never going back.

It’s just easy. Yes, it’s afforded DH many more work opportunities and advancements, and more money. I’m OK with that. You have to be OK with that. I had a dream job I worked my ass off achieving, and some days I miss it, but never more than I love the this lifestyle.

Echoing others, logistically it just makes sense. We don’t ever worry about anything like sick days or snow days, summer vacations or... remote learning. Also, yes, you’ll be so surprised how the time gets away from you. Suddenly it’s 3:30 and you have to leave to get the kids from school in 15 minutes. I definitely keep busy and I’m never bored, but I also enjoy my own company. Introvert here! [/quote]

Ugh, women like this are setting society back by decades.[/quote]
How so? If anything, I should be helping you. I’m not taking that promotion you’re seeking. How am I holding you back? How am I holding any woman back? Explain this to me, please, how MY not working is holding YOU back from a better, more high-paying, more satisfying job. I’m waiting. [/quote]

Actually by you not working you are freeing up that position for someone else so you are helping them with less competition.  [/quote]

Wrong. By not working and allowing her DH to be a workaholic, she is perpetuating the idea that one needs to be a workaholic with a SAHW to climb up the ladder. Completely antithetical to the family-friendly workplaces society should be striving for.[/quote]

My husband isn't a workaholic at all and has a very flexible work schedule.  We had lunch dates pre-covid and he regularly adjusted his schedule to attend school events during the day and drove activities most nights.  [/quote]

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