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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without commenting on the use of the word "let," no one married to me would be staying home on purpose/ not earning unless they want a divorce.[/quote]

Why?

Do you feel an adult's only contribution to the world is by earning filthy lucre, I mean money?

How small-minded you are, Ebenezer.[/quote]

I feel that I am not going to support an able-bodied adult who chooses not to work. I would love to stay home and pursue my dreams with that time instead, but if I don't work, I have no home in which to do that. My spouse can choose not to work in someone else's house.[/quote]

What if you chose to stay home while your spouse worked? It works both ways, you know. What if your spouse really wanted to stay home with the children, and was depressed at the idea of going back to work? There are many opportunities in life where flexibility is important, and this could be one of them. [/quote]

I would not choose to stay home, because then I would have no means to support myself. I don't live off other people. If my spouse wanted to stay home, he should have the independent means to do that. Financial stability is not flexible. [/quote]

Don't you think of your marriage as a joint exercise? If you stop working to volunteer and have more time with your kids, you are giving back and supporting the family and others. Your salaried spouse is supporting the family as well. My point is there are many ways of being productive and useful, and your view is extremely narrow. I suspect it stems from a deep-seated fear of being dependent on someone else. That's not healthy, PP.
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