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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone else work because it's what their DH wants? I like my job - it is really cool, but long hours, and the type of work is such that I have a hard time imagining how my skills could translate into something lower stress or part time.

I would, however, downsize our lifestyle or move to the sticks to stay home, but DH isn't willing. (He also fears I would be miserable if I quit working).

I kinda wish he had some of that machismo "I can provide for my family" attitude that some of my SAH friends' husbands have, but that's not who he is. He likes our life and thinks working (out of the home) is just what adults should all 
do.[/quote]

Yeah, my husband doesn't want the pressure of being the sole breadwinner and moving to the sticks so we could afford to live on one salary would mean a bad commute for him (meaning he wouldn't get to see our kids much if at all during the week).  It doesn't seem like a fair tradeoff that I would get to spend all my time with the kids and he would only get to see them on the weekends.  My job is relatively family friendly, though--regular hours, a true 40 hours a week, flexible about start/end times--and it provides our health insurance.  [/quote]

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