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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband would divorce me if I did go back to work lol[/quote]

Agree. Lol.
My DH loves all that I do at home. Makes his life easier.[/quote]

I third this. If I went back full time he would have to shorten his day to do dropoff or pickup, use his vacation days to care for sick kids, and not have dinner until 8 after we both get home and deal with hungry, needy kids and homework and chores. We did it for years and it was exhausting and I really didn't make enough to make it worth it. When dad makes $250k and has to take the day off so mom can go to work and make $60k, he is not appreciative of a working wife.[/quote]

This mom makes 320k. My DH would be pissed if I decided to stay home and throw away this income. Over the long term having both parents work makes for a combined stronger income and better life.[/quote]

Ok, then let's all admit this is a financial rather than a moral decision. There is nothing in the world (that is legal) that I am qualified to do for $320k. That makes this a very different decision for me. Many important decisions are made not out of different life philosophies but just different finances.[/quote]

It's  neither a financial or moral decision for my family. We both work because in my case, I enjoy working, I'm good at it and I need external structure to be happy. My husband works because he's also not internally motivated. It's not like he would be saving us childcare costs, or cooking, or fixing up the house if he SAH. He has basically zero handyman or cooking or cleaning skills or interest.  Could we live off of one of our $200K salaries? Sure. But there's simply no need for either of us, for our family, in which all our children are teens or older, to have a SAHP.[/quote]

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