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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I DO think its a waste of resources to train someone for many years to have them end up as SAHMs. [/quote]

I do too.  I'm not quite sure what people mean when they say they don't encounter it in real life.  I admit I judge my acquaintances with graduate degrees who are SAHM's.  Note I didn't say friends, because none of my close friends are SAHM's (maybe coincidence, I have no idea).  I wouldn't think "OMG WHAT A GOLD DIGGER, MIGHT AS WELL BE A 50's HOUSEWIFE," but I do wonder why they bothered with the graduate degree (yes circumstances change etc, but these are women who intended to quit their jobs, and did, when they got pregnant).  I don't tell them that to their faces, though.[/quote]

But what do you think about a teacher or social worker who stays at home because she cannot afford the cost of child care, despite graduate degrees?[/quote]

Some neutral observations.

1) If she has a partner who is also earning money, then the cost of childcare should come out of BOTH their salaries, not just the teacher's/social worker's.
2) Teaching and social work are two careers that are on-rampable after off-ramping.
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The grad degrees I was referring to was not master's, but MD, JD, and PhD which are generally 1) involve a large financial investment 2) highly trained and 3) If ones SAH, can encounter very difficult re-entry (loss of licenses, relevant and recent experience, etc.) In addition to the argument that those programs a very competitive and that person would take the place of someone else willing to work longer in the field.[/quote]

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