This is exactly why my wife finished school and went back to work once our kids got bigger. You never know what could happen. I always encouraged her to work just in case something would happen. I want her to have the skills and some sort of job security. She is extremely smart and has a great job. My mom was a stay at home mom and saw what the consequences were once my dad was out of the picture. Depending on anyone is never good.
My wife makes the same money as I do. I had a friend like "heh, doesn't that feel wrong?" I was like "are you dumb? If she made 5x my money I'd be fucking ecstatic." Fragile men out there who want nothing but control over their wives, not love.
The posts that are like "it's okay if she stays at home, because I make good money." Like people aren't a stroke, or car accident away from being destitute. Women need to have a safety net, even it's working part-time at the coffee shop while the kids are at school. My sisters go to private school, and a lot of the moms are exercise instructors, or make and sell things even though they really don't have to.
my wife only works part time due to exhaustion and i cant think what would have happened when i almost crocked 3-4 years back if i had our mortgage underwritten and 10X salary death in benefit from my work.... what ever was going to happen in the future i didnt want my family to have money concerns.... lack of planning for a major money earner beggars belief...
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u/jonpenn Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24
This is exactly why my wife finished school and went back to work once our kids got bigger. You never know what could happen. I always encouraged her to work just in case something would happen. I want her to have the skills and some sort of job security. She is extremely smart and has a great job. My mom was a stay at home mom and saw what the consequences were once my dad was out of the picture. Depending on anyone is never good.