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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you afford to pay for help? Seems like the best solution in your situation. [/quote]

The essence of your problem is that you need more help with the kids/household stuff. Not that you need to add a job on top of all this! And I say this as a working mom, but I can only manage this with 3 kids because I have a DH with a flexible schedule who does a lot.

I doubt you getting a job is going to suddenly make your DH more available, all it will do is add more stress to juggle and it doesn’t sound like you need the money.

All my friends who are SAHMs because their husbands work long hours use the financial benefit of those long hours to hire help. Trying to do it all on your own with a DH with a busy work schedule is the worst of all worlds.

Also, trying to force his hand by you going back to work with breed resentment between you two. Hiring help/outsourcing will likely make your marriage better. We have biweekly cleaners, lawn service, used to have a nanny, etc. so we can enjoy our lives.[/quote]

No that’s not why people are telling her to go back to work. They’re telling her that so she won’t be totally destitute if he leaves her. [b]Surgeons have lousy marriage stats[/b].[/quote]

That's not true. In the past couple of weeks someone posted links to latest divorce stars of all types of metrics (percentage per year, least likely to cheat, least likely to divorce, most common factors for divorce). If anyone can post the link, I remember surgeons were some of the least likely to cheat or divorce despite their reputation from media. Although in person they all do seem arrogant but arrogance is not a marriage killer.[/quote]

When would they have time to cheat?! [/quote]

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