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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just find this whole concept odd: Expecting that someone else will go to work every day and deal with the stress of a commute, work politics, etc., while you don't work so you are less stressed.  Its one thing if the kids are not in school and there is actually work to be done taking care of them during the day, but once the kids are in school it is pretty rare to see a SAP pulling anything near equal weight.  I have a few "old school" friends who actually do weekly full-cleaning of their homes, plus almost all of the grocery shopping, meal planning, cooking and clean up, the laundry, shopping for household items and kids stuff, management of the finances and travel planning, etc., truly leaving it to their working spouses to focus on work, but that is rare.[/quote]

I do all of the tasks you mention above with 2 preschoolers at home with me (except finances which I would gladly do but DH likes doing it) and plan to keep doing it all once my kids are in school. I admit its an "old fashioned" arraignment but we both like it and it works for us for now. Most of DH's colleagues are breadwinners/sole incomes with SAH spouses, so I think it would be harder for him to split the responsibilities with me if I worked.[/quote]

+1 except I do all the finances too but our kids are school age.  Works for us.  DH only has to focus on work plus he usually travels at least once a wk.  It would be much more stressful for everyone if I was not a SAHM, chauffeur, cook, house....[/quote]

Me too!  And by the way - the kids are in school - yes - but not for ten weeks in the summer and not for two weeks at Christmas,not to mention all the half-days, sick-days, vacation days, etc.  Not to mention all the school activities, chaperoning, etc.  
I fully respect those who work FT and have all of the above to juggle - but I don't appreciate being told I do nothing all day since my kids are in school.
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