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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This wouldn’t bother you if you didn’t, at some level, feel like you abandoned your kids by working.[/quote]

Please go away. Adults are talking. [/quote]

I’m sorry I hit a nerve.[/quote]

NP. I’ve been a SAHM for 13 years, and your “hit a nerve” remark is laughable. All of this obviously hit a nerve with you. Either you’re some misogynist male that thinks women need to be at home or you’re some martyr SAHM. Obviously I believe staying at home has its benefits, but make no mistake about it...you’re depriving your children of major benefits (401k contributions, 529 contributions, etc.). Some could argue it’s financial abandonment to stay at home so get off your high-horse Karen.[/quote]

[b]Most SAHMs I know [/b]can financially afford it all - household help, kids college, retirement, vacations.  If you are working because you have to pay bills then that is a different thing.[/quote]

This is not the same as most SAHMs in general, who tend to have lower levels of education and have tighter budgets.  You're speaking about a small segment of well-educated/affluent SAHMs, but they're not the norm in the US.[/quote]

None of the SAHMs that I know have domestic staff and fancy vacations.  In fact, one of the reasons that many SAHMs return to work is so that they can afford to hire a bimonthly house cleaning and yard service.[/quote]

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