The husband should work/wife stay w/kids
The wife should work/husband stay w/kids
Husband work/wife stay homew/o kids
wife work/husband stay home w/o kids
Both should work (w/ kids)
Both should work (w/o kids)
Whoever makes most $ should workonly(kids
whoever makes most should workonly(nokids
wife works only when kids are school age
husband work only when kids are schoolage
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Hey guys, one of the classes I'm taking is on intimate relationships and this is something that has come up so I was curious what you guys think about it. We will have papers in this class and depending on how many replies this gets I may use it in the paper (not as a source just as a"I asked some friends..."
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Remember this is ideally, assuming it is economically possible.
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....What if you don't find any of the options universally appealing? I don't think there is one option that is right and would apply to everyone. I think part of the problem is that your poll does not account for free choice and enjoyment. For instance, I don't agree with the fact that even though it may be economically possible for one parent to stay home, it *should* be done. If both parties enjoy working, and take pride in their jobs, I don't think that they should be made to give it up (you definitely don't want someone who is bitter/bored staying home with the kids- they can sense it). On the other hand, I don't think both parties should feel obligated to work, if it is economically viable for one to stay home. If one would prefer to stay home, then that is their choice, and should be decided on a case-by-case basis.
So.....I guess my answer would be none of the above. That there is no 'right' answer that can or should apply to everyone, and that every family must come to this decision on their own.
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Amber, i see your point. Maybe I should have rephrased it as ideally for whoever is responding. I ran out of slots or I could have put a none of the above. lol
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lol- fair enough. You can see that some of your options were cut off
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I think that if you and your husband (partner) decide that you want one parent home with the children, then the partner who make the most income should work. However, if both parents want to work, then they should, if it is financially feasable. What I mean by this is, if it is taking all your paycheck to buy gas, clothes, daycare, ect ........... what is the point in working. Of course, this is my opinion, and everyone is intitled to their own. This is currently what my husband and I are doing, and it works for us. I am in school though ........
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