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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would a SAHM's DH work longer or harder than if his wife WOH?  Doesn't everyone try to make as much money as possible?[/quote]

My husband stayed at work a bit longer pre-kids. Now he has to leave at a certain time for daycare pick up. We try to align it so he can swing by and pick me up at the metro, otherwise I can walk and get some exercise in. We are typically all home at 6 pm, sometimes 6:15.

It has not impacted his earning power/ability to move up. His organization is very family-friendly and he has a lot of flexibility with his job, and often works from home after the dinner/bedtime routine. So he works just as much, but is in the office a bit less than before we had kids.

I think that the stereotype of the DCUM SAHM is that her husband is a high earner since it is difficult to have a family on one income around here these days, so some of these husbands work longer at their high-paying jobs, hence the question. Obviously not everyone is a high earner and I'm sure some women would be fine staying home on my husband's salary but since I like my job and can double our family income, and don't want to stay home, then I've decided to be a working mom. I work with a lot of men who are dads married to working wives, and they also do the daycare dash at the end of the day. The ones whose wives stay home do tend to be higher earners and work long hours, though I can think of a few exceptions.

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