Im looking for a marriage partnership. One where both contribute equally. I mean my parents both worked and I was fine. I just don't see why in this day and age a couple would choose to handicap their family with one income, unless that one person was bringing in insane amounts of cash. I mean my parents roughly made 400,000+ and then 54,000 a year. Did we need that second income? Probably not, did it make life better having it? Yes it did. Why not both work and provide the best possible for your children?
I'd say you don't know what you missed out on... I'll quote myself...
"I'll try to make a line...
I think there's a big difference between a woman who focuses on her career and forgets her family. She doesn't cook or do laundry.. she doesn't look after her family's needs when it comes to clothing, health and perhaps even income if she doesn't spend her earned money from her career on her family.
Contrast with a mom who would do all those little things for her family...cooks, cleans, nurtures, nurses, clothes her family and even works part-time to help her family financially.
I'd stand on my head for a woman like that... my mom was like that and it really showed that she cared. I think Love is clearly expressed in things like that... a mom helping her children put on clothing, spoon feeding them, cooking for them, cleaning, disciplining them, playing with them... giving them showers, hugging them... wow
Hell, just thinking about it... Mom, has a more important role in parenting. And looking at scripture, the stay at home mom fits the shoes of the proverbs 31 woman. "
There isn't enough money to buy the love and care of a stay at home mom. Picture this... my mom would remind EVERY morning to drink atleast one glass of milk. It was practically sin not to drink a glass of milk. I guess milk does provide some nutritional value and I remember this and I think wow really cared about. She also used to make me home made breakfast, tie my shoes, and I even remember her bathing me as a little kid. She played with me.. hugged me. And she'd iron my clothes and kept the home clean and neat. When I got hurt... she'd put band aids on me and hugs and kisses and her genuine concern were an automatic thing. She used to sing this one song in her native language... Pacha Kuneecha Pacha Kaneese Pacha Kuneecha... and she'd make me dance as a little kid. And I loved it. lol I owe my mom my life...
I want that for my kids and money can't buy that.