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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve always felt like the majority of women who want to SAH hate their jobs or aren’t big earners. I know there are exceptions but that’s how it’s played out in my social circle. I am not at all judging— I think people who want to SAH and can should. [/quote]

+1. And the higher-income ones have workaholic husbands. I simply don’t see many well-educated, ambitious women dropping out.[/quote]

I can’t help feel offended by this comment. I’m well educated. I have never felt as passionate about anything as I do my children. I worked in finance and used to work a ton and earn giant bonuses. To achieve this required great sacrifice. I tried moving laterally and did not enjoy having a job for the sake of having a job. I live in an affluent neighborhood full of SAHMs. The homes in our neighborhood all cost several million and you can’t live here unless you are wealthy. There are politicians, professional athletes, business owners, executives and law partners with stay at home wives. Pretty sure all my neighbors all make seven figures and/or come from family money. [/quote]

Kinda proving my point (and PP’s point) here. If your spouse is a workaholic and you hate your job, of course you are going to SAH. If you don’t have those issues but you are well-educated and ambitious, you probably will stay in your career, no matter how wealthy you are. (Like me - I make about a quarter of my husband’s seven-figure income but we both have flexible schedules and enjoy our jobs so we both keep working).[/quote]

My husband is not a workaholic. Our neighborhood is full of couples walking around in the middle of the day. Our country club has guys playing golf during the middle of the day as well. Of course my DH had to work to earn his seven figures but he isn’t a workaholic.

Most of my friends before I stayed home still work. Most of my kids’ friends’ moms work. Maybe I will return to work eventually. For now, I’m enjoying my life. Dh doesn’t think I can give up 2-3 month summer vacations and going away all the time. We travel every long weekend and school break. [/quote]

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