re: Stay-at-home Parents (Families with one working parent)

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Big Hairy Baw for some respect! Can I do that?

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this day and age? you might get an award and an article written about your bravery.

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We do. I have talked about my wife quitting recently but she refuses to do the cost cutting/budgeting it would require.

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This is where we are now that the kids are grown. My husband would not care if I quit but I like vacations, dining out, and visiting our children/grandchildren a lot. I don't want to limit those things.

My wife is a pharmacist and only worked 2 days per week the whole time we had kids at home (through this past July). She made enough to pay for health insurance and fully fund her 401-k and that’s about it, but it worked great for us. I started a single-person company in 2002 and have always worked out of an office at home. So, my kids essentially had both of us at home. We could have made lots more money going a different route, but no regrets at all. And now my wife is a hospital pharmacy director and I’m actually getting some money out of her!! She will work until all three kids are out of college in 3 1/2 years and then she will retire. And our kids will leave college debt free, which is something neither of us were fortunate enough to have.

Stay at home dad here. Wife’s company pays her crazy money. I highly recommend it

My wife has never had a job other than being a wife and mother. We have been married 48 yrs. Different times but our children are all doing well and and now we help as much as possible with our grandchildren. Values have changed and society is not better since the change. God bless families that put relationships ahead of things.

She's been off six months. Back now.

In five more years, if her income trends up, I might become a stay at home dad

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Wife was sahm until all the kids were in school, then she returned to teaching part time at first, then full time.

Not sure what value a sahm provides when kids aren’t toddler or younger, honestly.

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Agreed, my wife works. I understand having one parent stay home until the kids are 4 years old, but once the kids are in school, I don't get it. I also work from home and have a very flexible schedule, so I can get some of the things done that stay at home parents get done during the week. I may have a different opinion on this is my wife didn't have substantial earning power, and/or I didn't work from home.

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So by your own experience it likely has nothing to do with SAHMs.

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Seems logical but for context. Different people, personalities, and priorities. SAHM mattered here without doubt. 99% certain.

I know a lot more stay at home moms in Little Rock versus back home in BR/NOLA. Cost of living is less here, probably helps.