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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a first world problem, at least a 1% problem
I notice they didn't highlight a family where single income "dad" lost his job. 
I think people don't do enough research on how women worked in the past.  They worked as cooks, maids, secretaries and other jobs, many which were "pin" money - but was really necessary for the household.  Many of the jobs weren't reported in economic number.  Women have always worked.  We just had a little blimp there were more stayed home than the usual top classes.[/quote]

Another in a long line of NYT/WaPo articles that people making under $300k a year needn't give a shit about. I guess living in Rockville was just too much for many of these women to bear.

I also suspect many/most of the "women jobs" expected you'd be handling the minor kid emergencies.

Plus, you can take a 10-year break from those jobs, and re-enter the workforce w/o a hitch. Childcare (I suspect) was cheaper and different -- it was either throw the kids in front of a TV, be at home while the kids run around the neighborhood, or have recess at a day-care facility for 8-9 hours a day. None of this Monte$$ori stuff.

I'd still like to know what's so terrible about expecting a SAHM to do the lion's share of cleaning/cooking.

Also -- I suspect many of these marriages sucked before the woman decided to SAH, and they continued to suck after the woman decided (or was pushed) into SAH.

/Ob Dowager Countess: What's a week-end? [/quote]

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