[k2blader]

No doubt I'll be flamed for this, but I think husbands should be the major bread-winners. Can't really explain it but it seems more natural.

That said, having a daddy at home taking care of the kids is far far better than shuffling the kids off to "daycare".

[newgeezer]

I think husbands should be the major bread-winners. That said, having a daddy at home taking care of the kids is far far better than shuffling the kids off to "daycare".

I'll agree with all of that.

[shaggy eel]

BUMP.

[hoppity]

I'm a SAHD. My son got really sick in '02, and my wife and I decided thru other by-products of his hospital stay that one of us needed to stay home. At the time I was a cop, and could take or leave my job. She still is a teacher, who made more money than I did once she got her Master's We weighed the benefits and detriments.

We came to the conclusion that me being home with the kids is better than sending them off to daycare. We couldn't afford to do it with my salary, unless I worked 60 hours a week, 60 miles away, so we took the plunge.

I have never gotten more crap from older people in my life. They think I'm a slacker, etc. Oh, well. It works for us. My kids love having dad home when they get home from school, and we spend summers, and Easter and Christmas break together as a family. And my wife 100% supports it. She won't even let me go back to work when I have talked about it.

Ideally, I believe that my wife should be home with the kids. She does a better job, but I am a better option than a stranger raising my kids.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

I agree with you (first time EVER) so you must be correct.