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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many of you are equating income to power, and I just don’t see that in my family, at least. Power in what way? To make decisions? No. That’s not how it works. Usually the SAH parent makes most of the decisions. [/quote]

OP. Actually one of the reasons I posted was because a friend who’s a SAHM recently told me she wanted a second kid but her husband didn’t so they didn’t have one. Seems like she’s pretty sad about it. I don’t know exactly how it went down but I can imagine her husband thinking he has the final say because he makes money? Not sure. [/quote]
Kind of a stupid assumption. It’s pretty common sense that the partner who doesn’t want more kids has veto power. [/quote]

That doesn’t really have anything to do with a parent SAH or not. The only reason it might matter is if the DH thought they couldn’t afford another kid with only one income.[/quote]

Well, let’s say technically they could afford another kid but the husband just didn’t want the extra responsibility. Can’t he argue that he makes all the money and he doesn’t WANT to support another kid (and do extra work because he has a job and it’s hard enough)?
Does that never happen? [/quote]

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