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vegalady
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Question for SAHM

Was it your choice alone to stay at home with DC or did you and your husband make the decision together?

Posted 5/14/08 9:59 AM
 
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dm24angel
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Re: Question for SAHM

it was a mutual decision.

Posted 5/14/08 10:00 AM
 

Diana1215
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Re: Question for SAHM

mutual

Posted 5/14/08 10:00 AM
 

carolyns4cupcakes
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Re: Question for SAHM

together

Posted 5/14/08 10:03 AM
 

Marcie
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Re: Question for SAHM

I was already out of work for a while so he said continue to be home.
It was more him than me - but I was still happy about it Chat Icon

Posted 5/14/08 10:06 AM
 

JerseyMamaOf3
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Re: Question for SAHM

At first we thought I was going to need to work. Then while I was maternity leave we saw that we could survive on just his salary and he told me he wanted me to stay home because he couldn't handle someone else watching DS. I was excited that I was going to be able to stay home. Not to mention it didn't make sense since half my salary would have went to daycare

Posted 5/14/08 10:06 AM
 

Sassyz75
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Re: Question for SAHM

well, I got canned- so neither of us made the decision- ha ha.

Posted 5/14/08 10:08 AM
 

Elbee
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Re: Question for SAHM

mutual decision. He pushed it more than me.

Posted 5/14/08 10:12 AM
 

twobabies
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Re: Question for SAHM

Posted by Elbee

mutual decision. He pushed it more than me.



same here.

Posted 5/14/08 10:19 AM
 

chelle
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Isn't it obvious?

Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual decision.

Posted 5/14/08 10:20 AM
 

KartveliT
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Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual.

Posted 5/14/08 10:21 AM
 

CunningOne
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Re: Question for SAHM

definitely mutual at the time our son was born.

Before that, DH couldn't understand why I'd want to "give away" my career I worked so hard for (I'm a licensed PE), but once our son was born, he told me staying home was the right decision.

Posted 5/14/08 10:21 AM
 

Kotka
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Re: Question for SAHM

mutual

Posted 5/14/08 10:30 AM
 

cjik
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Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual, though more mine than his. If I had wanted to go back to work, he would have been fine with it, but we both agreed that we could swing it and it would be nice for DS to have a parent around the first year of his life.

Posted 5/14/08 10:33 AM
 

BellaRock
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Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual decision.

Posted 5/14/08 10:35 AM
 

FelAndJon
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Re: Question for SAHM

I lost my job in January. 3 weeks prior, I found out I was pregnant. We made a mutual decision that I would stay home until next January then make a decision if I will go back to work.

Posted 5/14/08 10:39 AM
 

lorimarie
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Re: Question for SAHM

It was mine - I hated my job. It made me absolutely miserable and I said there was no way I could take care of a child, house and work (DH works 6 days a week and sometimes 7).

We then sat and went over things and figured out that we could swing it. It took him a long time to be "ok" with it and now he knows it was the right thing for our family.

Posted 5/14/08 10:52 AM
 

skprmiss
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Re: Question for SAHM

we decided together!!

Posted 5/14/08 11:00 AM
 

jprimrose
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Re: Question for SAHM

mutual

Posted 5/14/08 11:02 AM
 

CathyB

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Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual. It was something we'd talked about before we got married when we were talking about kids.

Posted 5/14/08 11:11 AM
 

Janice
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Re: Question for SAHM

I leaned towards it first, once we had Josh, Leo was totally on board.

Posted 5/14/08 1:34 PM
 

maybebaby
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Re: Question for SAHM

DH was unsure at first b/c of finances. As soon as Johnny was born, he looked at me and said "you're not working". I was very very happy as I really wanted with all my heart to stay at home.

BUT i work from home PT and I babysit too for $$. Without that I would NOT be able to! It took a lot of sacrifice but worth it 10 times over!

Posted 5/14/08 1:54 PM
 

DanaRenee
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Dana

Re: Question for SAHM

it was up to me, but DH agreed it would be best...so, mutual Chat Icon

Message edited 5/14/2008 1:57:43 PM.

Posted 5/14/08 1:57 PM
 

lvdolphins
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Re: Question for SAHM

It was mine at first and after I pointed out to him that my paycheck would just pay for daycare, it was decided that it made no sense for me to go back.
Last summer I worked 2 PT jobs (a very few hours a day) and now I babysit PT as well.

Posted 5/14/08 2:17 PM
 

Gatsbygirl
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Re: Question for SAHM

Mutual, but DH was a little more in favor of it.

I had no idea leaving work would make me sad, but I was a mess the last few weeks.

BTW, I am going back in Sept and that was a mutual decision.

Posted 5/14/08 2:28 PM
 
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