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[quote=Anonymous]I've found that in most cases where men resent their SAHM wives, it's because they can't handle the pressure of being a sole provider in an area where it seems that someone else always has more.  So rather than accept their own limitations and adjust the family lifestyle accordingly, they grow angry at their wives.  How dare she be happy caring for kids and home and parents when he is stressed and beaten down by work?

There was a time when men considered it a source of pride to be able to provide for a SAHM.  Sad that we've lost that.

Also, the studies that say children of working parents are as successful as children of SAHM mothers are biased, in my opinion.  They tend to look mostly at the childrens' educational attainment and employment, not psychological wellbeing, sense of personal and family identity, self-worth that is not dependent on school and professional achievements, etc.  These thing are harder to measure, but to me, are far more important than how many degrees my kids end up with.  In my experience and observation, SAHMs simply have more time and emotional energy to facilitate those things.

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