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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He doesn’t just take on the pressure to be the sole breadwinner but he takes on all financial responsibility for  debt and bills and college and savings and retirement and medical / health and all expenses and spending to meet the wants and needs of everyone in the family.

You give up independence and change to be taken care of / looked after as you abdicate all financial responsibility for yourself and the family you created.[/quote]

While I work and I do think it’s risky to put all the financial responsibility on the DH, I disagree that SAHM are abdicating all financial responsibility and seek to be cared for. My neighbors who SAH carry more than their “share” of family responsibility. I have friends whose DHs are on call, or travel, or work crazy hours at all times. And they make enough to cover the financial responsibilities. It wouldn’t make sense for both parents to work. The DW picks up everything else.

It doesn’t sound like the OP is in this situation though. The DH in this scenario isn’t quite able to cover everything fully. It would be a risky choice. I live in flyover country and, where we live, $220 isn’t significant in any way.[/quote]

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