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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Umm ... because domestic labor is labor, and maybe "this person" would rather work in an office with adults, than be home all day doing domestic labor?  [/quote]

I don’t get this point. Of course taking care of a child is labor— no one has argued otherwise. It’s just a practicality argument. Why would someone take a job that looks pretty unappealing if they didn’t have to, especially if doing do necessitates paying someone else more than you make?

People are being coy, so let’s make this stark:

If you knew someone with a high earning spouse who chose to work at McDonalds and hire a nanny rather than SAHM, wouldn’t you think that was odd? Or would you still argue that “being around adults” is sufficient reason to do this?[/quote]

Like a pp noted, unfortunately for many men having a stay home spouse ends up translating in their minds into essentially 0 obligation to do any housework/childcare. So yeah I could see how these women wind up much better off doing a menial 40 hour job a week and 50% of childcare rather than being 100% responsible for domestic labor.[/quote]

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