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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been working since 14. I'm 30 now and we have a 7 month old. Before the baby DH and I decided that I was going to stay home. After the baby came however it was a different story and he basically said that I have to go back to work. I am back and work and DS is in daycare. And I am resentful.[/quote]

I was, at first too, until we got older and so did the kids. 5 years of paying thousands a month towards daycare wears on you. Thank goodness I can keep up my retirement contribution so we'll be able to hopefully retire early and comfortably. And in the meantime, we can afford to vacation and spend time together as a family and oh yeah, I have the health insurance.

I have realized that the whole 50's notion of staying home with kids doesn't cut it in this economy. We know now that we can't count on social security OR our 401k's to invest to the 'estimated potential'.  You may not agree now, but your DH is smart. Unless you have a high enough income, it just doesn't make sense to SAH. (Both DH's mom and my mom stayed at home when we were young...and we see where they are now, reliant on Dad's income/status to retire, and unable to move from the homes we grew up in.)[/quote]

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