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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like your husband is taking advantage of you being a SAHM. Tale as old as time. And one of the reasons many women should never agree to stay at home. He’s not starting work until 8:30? So he should be on with the kids until that time so you can sleep in, shower, go for a walk, etc. If your kids sleep in until right before that, he should start work earlier so he can be done earlier. You have a serious husband problem. [/quote]

It's not your business whether other women choose to stay at home.[/quote]

I never said it was, so you may want to have that chip on your shoulder looked at.  I said THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS MANY WOMEN SHOULD NEVER AGREE TO STAY AT HOME.  This board is FILLED with women complaining that their husbands take advantage of them, other people think they're worthless, their in-laws devalue them, take your pick.  I couldn't care less whether or not someone chooses to stay at home.  But women who do so when they have husbands who take advantage of them should think it through better.  And if it starts to happen they should make a change, since you'll say "I had no idea he would be like that because before kids I had no clue."  Stand up for yourself and do what's right for you and your family, but stop being a doormat.  [/quote]

This board is also full of working moms complaining that their husbands take advantage of them, they are working a “second shift,” jobs are inflexible, they are struggling with childcare, take your pick.

There is no perfect answer.  I don’t see how OP’s situation would be better if she was working.  She probably still would have been using school primarily for childcare for her oldest, that would still be gone, her husband would still have the same hours at his job, and she would still have the younger kids at home.  If she was trying to work on top of this, she would probably be losing her mind and ready to divorce.  [/quote]

So?  I'd say the same thing to those women - quit your job or make your husband step up.  Having a husband who expects you to do all the child and house work is one of the reasons many women should not work.  See?  It works both ways. [/quote]

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