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Posted on 1/29/24 at 8:49 pm to lepdagod
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Eventually he'll have to interact with the public... my cousin wife and her siblings were home schooled...good people kinda socially awkward though...
They all are. They’ll tell you they’re normal, but that’s bc they hang out with other weirdos.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:18 pm to fareplay
I worked two jobs and my wife worked one, when we started out with little people that looked like us. Little people that look like us eventually leave home, but somehow comeback with more little people that look like them.
All I know is they cost some serious cash.
All I know is they cost some serious cash.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:23 pm to fareplay
I'm the opposite
Dual Income No Kids.
We do whatever we want. Everything is paid for and low 7 figures in investments.
It's a trade off...You'll have someone to change your diapers. We'll have the money to pay someone to change ours.
Dual Income No Kids.
We do whatever we want. Everything is paid for and low 7 figures in investments.
It's a trade off...You'll have someone to change your diapers. We'll have the money to pay someone to change ours.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:35 pm to fareplay
Wife hasn’t worked since first kid was born 5 years ago. I make plenty and prefer her home raising them vs daycare
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:42 pm to fareplay
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Married men of the OT, how many of you are single income HH?
Wife currently works, but she's going to be leaving her job this year and then we'll be a single income household.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 9:49 pm to fareplay
Kind of.
My wife (no pics) works for me. And our kid are in day care and pre-K.
She’s one of the most competent, hard working people I know. So when I had a chance to hire her away from her old job, I did. And now she’s invested in making me/us a success.
And she’s hot.
My wife (no pics) works for me. And our kid are in day care and pre-K.
She’s one of the most competent, hard working people I know. So when I had a chance to hire her away from her old job, I did. And now she’s invested in making me/us a success.
And she’s hot.
This post was edited on 1/29/24 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:00 pm to fareplay
Wife works from home. Would be stupid to not have that extra money with how convenient it is to earn it.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 10:11 pm to The Boat
Wife is home with one toddler while other two are in elementary school. Waiting on her to go back to work. I am ok supporting us right now but she isn’t the best cook and the house is still a disaster to come home to most days. Feel it won’t be much different with her working and plus will have a bit more income as well.
Posted on 1/29/24 at 11:05 pm to fareplay
We have always had good hired help in the house keeping track of kids and keeping things orderly. No daycare. Wife works too but flexible schedule.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 2:13 am to fareplay
I guess it is just different times. We started our marriage with a rented apartment and second hand furniture, Through 48 years of marriage and raising 4 children. My wife was a homemaker and never had a job. We lived within our means and I wouldn't change a thing. The joy of our grandchildren and raising decent children is more fulfilling than living in a big home and driving new cars. To each his own.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 7:33 am to rickyh
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The joy of our grandchildren and raising decent children is more fulfilling than living in a big home and driving new cars. To each his own.
In this day and age, some people need 2 incomes to get by with a serviceable home and old used cars.
I’m sure most families would like to be able to have the wife stay home, but they just can’t afford it. Like you said, different times.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:07 am to fareplay
Wife staying at home were rules made prior to "Birth Control" and technology advances.
When I as a child, seven brothers and sisters. Mom had no washing machine, no clothes dryer, no running water/indoor plumbing. I was probably born when there was no electricity in homes in North Louisiana. I remember my Mom using an Iron that was heated on a wood stove. My older sisters trying to do homework with kerosene lamps.
So yeah, in todays society women should work if she and spouse so desire.
My wife is an RN. She worked while I was in college. We had our first child my Sr. year. She is a very strong person. She worked as an nurse/RN for over fifty years. She worked and went to school to earn her RN. She is awesome still.
We never used day care for our boys. We worked different shifts.
Were the boys handicapped?
Nope! One has a EE degree.
One has a Computer Science degree.
Neither had a student loan.
Both are married, once, and both have two outstanding children.
When I as a child, seven brothers and sisters. Mom had no washing machine, no clothes dryer, no running water/indoor plumbing. I was probably born when there was no electricity in homes in North Louisiana. I remember my Mom using an Iron that was heated on a wood stove. My older sisters trying to do homework with kerosene lamps.
So yeah, in todays society women should work if she and spouse so desire.
My wife is an RN. She worked while I was in college. We had our first child my Sr. year. She is a very strong person. She worked as an nurse/RN for over fifty years. She worked and went to school to earn her RN. She is awesome still.
We never used day care for our boys. We worked different shifts.
Were the boys handicapped?
Nope! One has a EE degree.
One has a Computer Science degree.
Neither had a student loan.
Both are married, once, and both have two outstanding children.
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 8:17 am
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:11 am to fareplay
I was. My wife and I married in 1985. She was an accountant but quit when she had child #1 of 4. When the youngest was about 5 she started back part time, and that really helped, but it represented a small percentage of our income. Eventually I had some good breaks and earned so much that she retired.
She and I agreed to sacrifice whatever we had to in order to have the children raised by mom. We went ten years without a real vacation, rarely eating at restaurants, and not being able to afford to go to the movies. I'm glad we did, but it's not for everyone.
She and I agreed to sacrifice whatever we had to in order to have the children raised by mom. We went ten years without a real vacation, rarely eating at restaurants, and not being able to afford to go to the movies. I'm glad we did, but it's not for everyone.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:28 am to fareplay
We tried to have my wife stay home when my first child was born. We didn't need the wife's income, so she didn't work for ~6 months. Wife has her masters degree and had her own aspirations, so I think it ate at her a bit. Plus we were in a new city and not a lot of connections for socialization with her and our son. It became a situation where happiness for all was probably better with the daycare option.
For us, I think daycare 100% helped with socialization for our children. We've always been pretty involved with the daycare. Wife volunteers for everything. We still regularly see and talk to teachers and managment when we see them in the community, even when the kids have moved on. We have always had full confidence with where we left our kids and it has worked for us.
For us, I think daycare 100% helped with socialization for our children. We've always been pretty involved with the daycare. Wife volunteers for everything. We still regularly see and talk to teachers and managment when we see them in the community, even when the kids have moved on. We have always had full confidence with where we left our kids and it has worked for us.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 9:50 am to fareplay
My wife works. I'm home with the toddler.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:11 am to GatorPA84
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Wife is home with one toddler while other two are in elementary school. Waiting on her to go back to work. I am ok supporting us right now but she isn’t the best cook and the house is still a disaster to come home to most days.
This would drive me absolutely crazy if my wife was a "homemaker" as multiple people have stated in this thread. If you are a stay at home mother or father... I would expect the house to be spotless, all cooking and laundry to be done by them during the week. If your "job" is homemaker then you should be completely responsible for all those aspects of the home in my opinion.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:19 am to fareplay
My sister had her husband play Mr. Mom for 20 years raising the kids while she built an ad agency. It worked out well for them during that time. He played a ton of golf as well.
She sent him back to work but he’s struggled to find anything beyond entry level for obvious reasons.
She sent him back to work but he’s struggled to find anything beyond entry level for obvious reasons.
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