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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think $2000 per year for a cleaning lady is really low. A SAHM does more than the cleaning lady does twice a month. Also, you would somehow have to put a value on the husband not having to do anything home/kid related. If the SAHM worked the husband would have to help with chores, food prep, bath, night wakings, staying home when kid is sick, dealing with transportation, etc. [/quote]

I would subtract value if the father did nothing kid related. I would put that in the extremely sad and pathetic category.[/quote]

Of course most fathers do kid related things. That's called being a good father. However, if dad has a work trip, business dinner, happy hour event, etc. there is no hectic rearranging of work schedules or worrying about being fired for taking too many snow or sick days bc of kids.[/quote]

I would say you're overblowing the hassle of juggling work schedules. DH and I have both worked full time as parents for 15 years.  It's very rare that we're both busy, and never equally busy. We're white collar, so there's no issue of being fired for taking too many days off for whatever reason.[/quote]

Well you are maybe lucky?My DH works 7-9 most days,travels at least 1 week out the month and answer his phone even at thanksgiving dinner.I was out of town with kids and we had yo hire dog sitter for that time because he has no time even for our doggie.[/quote]

I am astonished that anyone thinks its better to raise kids in a family where one parent stays home and one parent is basically absent, compared to a family where both parents work a reasonable schedule and both share in parenting. I can't imagine bringing up kids in an environment where one of the two people who is supposed to care about them the most consistently prioritizes work over them. To me, you've made some pretty horrible life choices. [/quote]

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