Woman Wants To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom, But Her Husband Wants Her To Work And Save Up, Seeks Advice Online On What To Do

"My wife wants to spend time with our son and watch him grow"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• October 23, 2023

Making the choice to be a stay-at-home parent is a significant one. The fact that there is no right or wrong answer—just what works best for you and your family—makes it much more challenging.

A stay-at-home mom (SAHM) puts in a lot of effort, yet she rarely gets the credit she deserves. Just in case you had no idea, a woman who stays at home to care for her family is known as a SAHM.

It is a full-time job with no set hours, vacation days, or retirement period. There are times when we see stories of SAHMs staying at home with their children and husbands while doing all household chores by themselves.

Having your kids around and attending to their needs all day can make a mom feel very happy. Watching them grow in good health has the capability to fill you up with pride, and the OP's wife just wanted to soak up all the moment.

OP's wife had a child about a year ago, and she's getting ready to go back to work, but she doesn't want to. She told the OP that she would much rather be a SAHM, as she finds it better than her work.

The OP is in a very niche field, and the money can dry up any day. They've been very fortunate that things have been looking up, and the OP wanted his wife to work so they could save up for rainy days.

The OP writes

The OP is in a very niche field and the money can dry up any day plus they've been very fortunate that things have been looking up

They can continue to work hard and make the money they need in order to buy a house

The OP summarizes his story just in case it was too long for you to read

TLDR: I make enough that my family lives comfortably but that can end any day so I'd like my wife to go back to work so if anything does happen we're ok and if nothing does we're able to save more towards our goal quicker.

The Reddit post got hundreds of comments and here are a bunch of them

The OP should talk to his wife about this

OP's making almost three times the wife's salary and he has no skills

There is no getting back that time missed with your child

Is there a way OP's wife could just work part time?

The world is not perfect as people loose jobs amongst other things

This Redditor's financial role in the family is to find ways to save the household's money

She has grandparents that can watch the kid

The OP needs to ask his wife certain questions

Many Redditors say that OP's wife can still get out of the house a couple of days a week and still spend plenty of time with the baby if she should get a part-time job. What do you think about this story?

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Maryjane