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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was us double biglaw. It was an effing grind. And with no default parent or primary breadwinner/primary house manager division, everything was just a constant shtshow. Constantly taking care of things late or not at all, late fees, stress.

Hopefully your spouse is taking other stress off your plate. [/quote]

THIS^^^ 
Is exactly why when we had kids I decided I wanted to stay home for a bit and continued it forever.  Spouse travelled for work and worked long hours.  They were moving much faster up the management chain (I was an engineer and had no desire to be management so was never going to make as much, but still was making 6 figures at 28 over 25 years ago).  We felt if we were going to have kids it was important for them to have a parent figure around providing them a happy environment, not just nannies and parents coming home after they go to bed, or nannies for the week because we were both traveling.

So we agreed that would take the stress off my spouse as well.  He was free to say yes to anything at work, without worrying about the kids or his responsibilities at home.  As long as both agree, it can be a great situation.  
Me---I'm thrilled I was able to be a SAHP for my kids.  DOn't regret it at all (and I have 2 BS degrees from T10 and a MS from a T20--highly educated and had a career that was advancing well when I stopped). Now I don't need to go back and will just enjoy traveling with my spouse now for their work trips as we are empty nesters. [/quote]

How many kids?[/quote]

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