This comment by Sharon Greenthal on the post Why Two-Income Families are Happier Than Single Earner Households
This is very insulting to me, a SAHM for 20 years. To think that I didn’t understand the pressures my husband was under while running our small business, just because I didn’t go out and get some crappy part-time job, is ridiculous. What you’re ultimately saying here is that those who stay at home to raise their children – men or women – aren’t really working at all, since we don’t earn any money.
Because I stayed at home, my husband was able to give 150% to building our business without having to worry about things like childcare, errands, cooking, cleaning, household management, pet care, home maintenance, volunteer work, and more. I wouldn’t change a thing. And now that our kids are grown, I work very hard as a writer, fortunate to be able to pursue my dreams after creating and environment for my family in which they were encouraged to pursue theirs.
Oh, and we’re very happily married. For 23 years.
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Question of the Day:
Shouldn’t couples decide for themselves what balance of work outside the house and inside the house is best for them without artificial and destructive social norms and expectation?
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