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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone else work because it's what their DH wants? I like my job - it is really cool, but long hours, and the type of work is such that I have a hard time imagining how my skills could translate into something lower stress or part time.

I would, however, downsize our lifestyle or move to the sticks to stay home, but DH isn't willing. (He also fears I would be miserable if I quit working).

I kinda wish he had some of that machismo "I can provide for my family" attitude that some of my SAH friends' husbands have, but that's not who he is. He likes our life and thinks working (out of the home) is just what adults should all 
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I am so lucky that I am married to someone who doesn't care if I work or not.  If I had stayed in DC, I doubt this would be the case.  It seems like everyone in DC is a two-couple professional family.  I am a professional and I worked for a lot of years before I had children, but I do feel lucky that I married someone who feels like it is his responsibility to support his family.  It is nice.  I do work part-time but I am so glad I am not being pressured to work full-time unless I want to do so.  Also, we don't have a lot of expenses. We bought a house we knew we could pay for with his salary alone.  We don't take many vacations.  We don't have expensive cars or babysitter expenses or private school tuition.  [b]I am a feminisit but I do think that men shoud be able to support a family if they have one.[/b]  Honestly, it is very hard when both parents work full time.  It is a lot of logistics and stress and very little free time. [/quote]

I don't want to derail this thread, but that bolded part stood out to me.  Being a feminist means supporting women's choices to work outside the home, stay home, etc., but I don't know if most feminists would agree that men alone should be able to support a family if they have one. That sounds sexist to me (and I didn't think the earlier post about how workplaces should support women was sexist).[/quote]

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