After the birth of our daughter 8 mos ago she told her company where she is a director that she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom, and they agreed to let her work from home the minimum hours needed for benefits (32 hours). When we go married we agreed we would never put our kids in daycare, and so her sister (also at home w/ her baby) watches our baby 2 days a week so my wife can do phone calls / sit in on meetings (she does most of her work at night / by email).
We can get by on my salary alone (my wife makes $100,000/year - now 3/4 of that w/ reduced hours) and she says it is silly to give up that much money.
But I feel even though our baby is with a loving aunt, babies really need their own parents and it is our responsibility. I do also see my wife stressed with demands being an exec at her company).
I help out every morning, evenings, weekends and just want what is best for my wife / baby / family. I would like my wife to just stop working, she is not sure... advice?
2006-07-02
07:29:04
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