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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom always told me "you work when you don't want to so you can walk when you have to."   So I work just in case something like this happens.[/quote]

This is such a dismal way of looking at marriage. To answer your question, OP, no I wouldn't, pregnant or not. [/quote]

Know what's dismal? Trying to re-build your life after you gave up your career for someone else's. [/quote]

most wives do not "give up their career" for their husbands career. They stop working by their own choice because they want to stay home with the kids or because they always dreamed of being a stay at home. The choice is almost never forced on a woman by the husband. Sometimes there are trailing spouses but that is not the most common reason a woman may choose not to work. Her choice is usually due to reasons that do not involve her husbands career progression.

Furthermore, most men who are single earners in their home do so at great sacrifice. It is very stressful to know that there is no backup income in the event of a layoff. Men working to support their wives when they chose to stay home is a very big gift they give to their wives![/quote]

Staying home is ALSO a big gift to the working spouse. The house is managed, kids are cared for, meals and groceries are prepared and purchased, lunches ready to go, doctor, dentist etc appts all made and attended, and so many more things that I make happen so my husband can concentrate on his very demanding career. I can't imagine how we would manage with three kids if we both had demanding careers. It would be really hard for us. So we are have a symbiotic relationship and no one of us is more important than the other - it takes both of us. [/quote]

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