Help! Husband pushing me to find job!
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Help! Husband pushing me to find job!
| Tue, 11-07-2006 - 10:35am |
My husband has just taken a leave of absense from his high paying 80 hour a week job to focus on being home more and finding out what he really wants to do. He is now working 3 days a week at a job he really likes. He always said if he took this job he would find another part time job to supplement the income. I am working weekends and babysitting during the week, but my income is a joke. Our kids are 5 and 3 and cry every weekend when I leave. My problem is this: my husband has put no effort in finding that 2nd job he said he would find and is pushing me to work full time. I want to be a stay at home mom, but it may mean him going back to a job he hates. He says the kids will adjust, get over it. Am I being selfish or lazy for wanting to stay home? Is he being selfish for leaving a good paying job?

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Your opinion isnt being attacked. Its called debating. Why post something on a debate board if you do not want to debate?
And I've always felt that God helps those that help themselves. I certainly dont expect God to put food on my table or pay my mortgage.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
A person is either a SAHM or a WAHM. You can't be both. A SAHM does not earn a paycheck. If you're simply doing something to earn a little extra money here and there, that does not make you a WAHM.
You should be aware that there have been those in this thread who think it's perfectly okay for a woman to expect her husband to work 80 hours a week if that's what it takes for her to be able to be a SAHM.
~Ghostwriter, M.A.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
Sure, but our mortgage payment, taxes, and insurance total $4900/ month.
PSST: Posting in all caps means that you are yelling. Just in case you didn't know.
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
No my children would still my top priority....woh or not. No job is worth my children being put second, which is the reason I quit woh!
I market non-toxic products, everything from household to personal hygeine. I just tell others about them & our experiences & then sign them up as a preferred customer....no selling, inventory or distributing.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
No one attacked you. It is fairly common knowledge that rural TX has a low COL relative to other areas of the country, someone does not have to live in TX to know so.
Please don't yell at me. I have never been rude to you why do you feel a need to be so to me?
Where I live, it is still the norm for grandparents to take care of the grandchildren. It is a way for the family to stick together and maximize the total income for the family. Most people around here consider that a good idea and also consider the idea of a young woman in her prime not working to be odd, especially if she is educated. It is nice to see some grandpa taking his 2yo grand-dd out to play. There is a different bond there and it is lovely to see it in action.
I told my dd years ago that I would be willing to mind her brats when the time comes, so that she can concentrate on building her career and minding her marriage.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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