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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is SAHM during the early childhood years (until elementary school, maybe middle school at the latest), and there is SAHM forever.

When I see the former, I think - lucky kids.

[b]When I see the latter, I think - lazy mom[/b].

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What if her husband makes a lot of money, and is totally fine with his wife not going back to work? There are still mom things to do for high schoolers - schlepping to activities that don't take place at school, cooking and cleaning, helping with college applications, etc, and doing things like doctor's appointments, vehicle registration, and costco trips during the weekday makes weekends and evenings free for family time. It's clearly not necessary to stay at home to get these things done, but it can cut down on stress. And if neither spouse wants the wife to go back to work, it seems weird for the SAHM to do so if it only increases their HHI by 50K or something.

This is basically my current situation. I'm am bored so I'm planning on going back to work in the fall, but if the increase in household stress outweighs the benefits working, I'll just spend another few years as a SAHM and stave off the boredom by doing substitute teaching or volunteering. That might happen because my job hours aren't flexible. I am definitely not type A, but I wouldn't call myself lazy either. [/quote]

It’s misogyny driving comments like that.  Most people would love to retire early but it if you’re staying home as a wife and mother, that’s a problem.[/quote]

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