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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a little surprised by the responses. Summer off is like the singular benefit of being a teacher! Between the stress, pay, extra workload, dealing with other peoples nasty kids, it's a rough job. Getting some time off over summer is literally the only upside!

I think with the extra info of having to dip into your savings is important. But I dont think its fair that people are talking about someone sitting on their a$$ all summer and not contributing. No one says that about SAHMs and dont necessarily expect them to pick up jobs when things get tight.

You can look at reducing expenses, and I like the idea of him spending some extra time with the kids instead of sending them to daycare for a few weeks. Can he take them to visit his mom? You deserve a break, but it's not healthy to begrudge your spouse for wanting to enjoy the only nice thing about their job. [/quote]

Presumably though, you aren't paying for fulltime childcare when you have a SAHM and the other parent isn't taking the kids to daycare while the SAHM is home without the kid.  The SAHM is contributing -- they are providing childcare.  Even if the kids are going to camps, camp hours are not worker friendly and the SAHM is doing drop-off/pick-up and you don't have to pay for extended hours.

For the women who are teachers, when they are off during the summer, they are the primary caretakers for their children, unless the other parent is a stay at home parent.  You don't get to be the non-breadwinner parent, and also have the summer off without providing childcare.  [/quote]

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