What would happen in America if woman started quitting their jobs to stay home and raise their children?

Question

daljack wouldn't that action shape the economy?

tom_gpp said
~"Stay at home moms" should not be looked down upon.~
In NO way am I looking down on mom's that stay home to raise children!

Dude I'm one of them LOL

I was wondering if most women made that choice what would the effect be.

Answer 1

Maybe the price of things like clothes and food would go down, infaltion would`nt be soooo high!!

Answer 2

Are you talking about married women? I think most married men think that their women should bring home the bacon, cook it and clean up after it while taking care of the kids. A lot of women who worked and then quit to raise their kids (to keep their sanity and give the kids stability) find that their husbands resent it. If the marriage ends these men don't want to support the wife or the kids. It is risky for women to be dependent on their husbands. Men are unreliable. This is the whole reason for women going into the workforce in the first place. It is hard to ramp back up after the kids are not an issue. Parenting isn't just a five year hiatus for full time mothers. Kids need a parent at home or at least one that can drop what they're doing to be there for them or supervise them for a long time. Teenagers who live in homes where both parents work are unsupervised most of the time. They don't like it and they abuse it. One parent should be available at all times in every home but this is easier said than done. It would be great if this could be the norm. America's children would be much better educated and have better morals if women were full time mothers. Frankly I agree with Barbara Bush when she said that women should decide if they want to be mothers or career women. You really can't do a good job trying to juggle. I don't care what any single parent or working parent says. You can't. I tried.

Answer 3

This society as it is would be soooo much better. I read what several people said about it not being realistic; that two incomes are mandatory, well I really think that we've become such a materialistic and selfish society that people aren't welling to make the sacrifices parents made in the 60's and 70's. It was a priority and understood that having mom at home was seriously important. Everyone now days want what the Joneses have, even though they can't afford it. If you look at families now, no one interacts with their kids and they don't make the time for them either. The average American family is at least $20,000 in debt and have more credit cards then is necessary. Priorities have been out of wack for years and years and it's obvious that we are going downhill in the area of family.

Answer 4

The only way this could be done these days would be that the husband had a very good job making lots of money. In all honesty it would probably be a good thing if they could especially if they have children and they would want to. No one is better for them than their own mothers to love and structure family values and morals.That is if you have a good mother? Most are though and would be best to for the home front. It is very hard for women to work and raise a family at the same time. Mothers have the best instincts when it comes to their own children and doing what is best for them. It is so hard to trust outsiders with our greatest possions in life. I am saying this because my neice lost her 3 year old son because a babysitter hit him in the back of his head and killed him. I wish all mothers had a choice to quit their jobs and stay at home with their children because no place is better for them if they have a great mom.

Answer 5

Aside from the economic problems which everyone is pointing out it is still a difficult question because a lot of the values that even the parents have now a days is a little off. So more time with the kids a in some siituations be more devestating. But in all I think it probably would be better more supervision, more focus on the kids and not drained from a day of work. Yeah maybe! !!

Answer 6

When I went on maternity leave with my youngest daughter (who is now 2 years old) I never went back.

It's been great being a stay at home Mommy, but family vacations, expensive dinners, and Mommy & Daddy's spending money is a thing of the past. I budget budget budget and we are able to get by, but without much "fun." Our anniversary is this month, and I doubt we do anything. It's hard to live on one income, but it is possible in most cases if you are willing to cut out some expenses. I love being home with my kids. I feel like they are benefiting from me being here. I plan to return to work when my youngest starts school in a few years. Then we'll have "fun" money again.

I do not judge women who choose to work, but I get tired of people acting like stay at home moms only do it because they're lazy. THat's not the case. I just realized while pregnant with my youngest that I missed all the important parts of my oldest being little, and I didn't want to miss it with her. I saw her first steps, heard her first words, and have enjoyed every minute of it.

Answer 7

I grew up in a family of 6 children, my mother stayed home. Let's not make it sound like they just "quit" their jobs. Let's call it what it is, a career change. "Stay at home moms" are rarely doing that, staying at home. There's school drop offs, errands, sports, cub scouts, girl scouts, etc. "Stay at home moms" should not be looked down upon. if there is the luxury in the family to afford that, god bless them! I think it is amazing for kids to be able to grow up with a parent home!

Answer 8

I grew up in an era when women did stay home. There weren't so many luxuries but there were so many more benefits. Money bought essentials but families ate together, the kids were accountable to their parents, children had good manners, there were consequences for bad behavior, the streets were safe, schools were safe, home was safe and the crime rate was low!

Answer 9

employers would be forced to pay the men a wage that would best oblige to the expense of having a family, inflation would not increase so rapidly and the cost of living would go down due to less demand. I'm a working mother and I hate it...would love it if the responsibility could fall back on the men to support their families, like it should be.

Answer 10

We might live within our means. This is happening right now. Many couples have made this very decision. Your whole lifestyle has to change to live on one income. Couples who do this, don't have big houses, don't have credit card debt, don't have expensive cars. They also are not alcoholics, nor do they have drug problems.
This could also happen if men decided to stay home and raise their children.

Answer 11

Men in the work force would get more pay because there would be competition for the best employees, kids coming home from school would have someone there to talk to and to watch them and not let them get into trouble