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We're moving halfway across the country in August for *my* new job. DH doesn't have work lined up yet, so he'll probably be a SAHD for a while. It's not our long-term plan, but if he likes it a lot maybe we'll change our minds. He's also taking a month of paternity leave next month, so that will be his first shot at being a full-time parent. I have to say, I could never be a SAHM. Maternity leave has been really tough for me. I love my daughter immensely, but I am so ready to return to work.
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@ninja: I can put him in touch with the mr if you want!
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I don't think I'd be happy with having him be a SAHD. I come from a very strong culture of dual income families so don't really want either of us staying at home. We do both have jobs that offer good flexibility so we can spend plenty of time with kiddos. DH is a teacher so he has summers off and I have really good hours.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks, but my mr. doesn't do the whole "internet thing" as he calls it. I'll let you know if he changes his mind
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@ninja: LOL, well, ok
Mr. Jacks is a programmer, so he's infinitely tied to the computer... and he runs a SAHD blog, so there's that.
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Surprised to read that so many of the menfolk would do this, which is awesome. My husband is way too much of a workaholic; I doubt he could be a SAHD without going crazy. I feel like he might say he would ... Until he realized what it actually entailed.
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@Mrs. Yoyo: I am amazed at all of the responses actually. My DH is also a workaholic and has very ambitious career goals, I know he would be miserable staying at home!
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I love reading everyone's responses as usual! It's encouraging to hear that so many would be willing.
At the end of the day, I don't think DH would be really happy as a SAHD. He is already struggling a bit with the recently accelerated trajectory of my career and is talking a lot about how he can keep up! It's unfortunate because honestly he'd be great at it, but those pesky male gender roles get in the way, I think.
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Interesting mix of responses.
I don't know that my husband would enjoy staying at home full time (maybe when the kid is a bit older and more interactive), but the plan at this point is for him to work part time and for our son to go to day care 2 or 3 days a week when my leave is up.
It's a financial no-brainer...depending on my end-of-year bonus, I make 4 to 5 times what he did at his last job. And I'm just not cut out to stay home. He, on the other hand, has various art-related pursuits that sometimes bring in some income, and he's never particularly loved his "day job" (and hated the last one). So maybe if those take off a bit he could work at home with help from a babysitter a couple of days a week.
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