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[quote=Anonymous]Lots of reasons:

- I don't actually like spending an entire day with my kid. I'm able to be really happy and loving in the time we do have together, which I wouldn't likely be able to maintain if I had to spend more time with her. 
- My salary allows DH to take a lower paying job that he loves. He's happy and fulfilled and, as a result of this and the above reason, we have a happier home than we would if I stayed home. Although we could live off his salary, I'm the primary breadwinner. Only having his salary would be tight, and he might possibly feel compelled to take a higher paying job. Though he's super frugal so maybe he wouldn't give up the work that he loves - it would probably just mean I give up a lot of my luxuries, and well...
- I like feeling free to buy whatever I want without feeling like I have to ask permission or have DH sign off on it, especially because I have expensive preferences
- A second salary means that we can comfortably save for retirement, college, house projects, go on vacation, not micromanage every penny and have financial stress, etc 
- I love my co-workers and, more often than not, I enjoy spending my days with them 
- My work helps people, which I value
- I am really good at my job and I get to use skills that I wouldn't use if I stayed home with my kid
- Work gives my days structure that leads me to make healthier life choices than I would naturally do (go to bed earlier, eat healthier food I planned in advance, I leave my house....I'm a legit night owl homebody who would eat potato chips for every meal if left to my own devices.)
- It's important to me to maintain my ability to support myself in the event of divorce, DH's disability or death (this is especially real to me, since my dad was forced to retire due to health reasons when I was in 9th grade. thankfully, my mom had been working as a teacher. it was tight, but we managed. it would have been very bad had she not been working)
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