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[quote=Anonymous]SAHM here.  I admit I am one of those people who has a very easy gig now.  My kids are grown, and I have a lot of help.  I also have money.  I slogged my butt off when I was younger and when I had my kids. Thankfully, I know now how hard it is to work at the office, pick up the kids, and pull a shift when you get home - and so I decided that the one thing that will make entire family happy is paid help. I kept the paid help when I became a SAHM, and I doubt if I will ever revert to not having that help.

I salute all the working moms who are working because they have to.  I know not everyone is working as a high paying attorney or emergency room dr., and many women are working long hours for lower wages.  I know that it is hard to do everything and raise kids too.  I know that there is guilt when you miss some event that your child wants you to be in, and I know that your paycheck is a source of great security for your partner and an integral part of your HHI.

My SAH mom raised me to be a WOHM because she always felt that the grass was greener.  Then I found that WOH had other costs that I was not willing to pay long term.  I am now guiding my DD to a career that will provide her the flexibilty to WOH or SAH as needed, and which will still be  sufficiently high paying.

I firmly believe that being a SAHM or WOHM, both has its challenges, and it really requires the husband to be an equal partner for the woman to succeed as a SAHM as well as a WOHM.

The one thing that women can and should do, is really work hard to get a stellar education at school and college and aim for a really high paying job.  The financial well being of a woman is linked to the financial wellbeing of her children too.   Every woman need to have the ability and skills to earn enough so that she can take care of herself and her kids.  After that, it is really up to what hand you are dealt in the marriage and luck department. If you have the money, you can decide to WOH, SAH, WAH or whatever.

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