Curious how many people here have both partners in the marriage working full-time? We are strongly considering having my wife stay home to play a more active role in raising our kids. Despite the economic times, it feels increasingly important to us. Just wondering if anyone else has made this move?

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My wife and I both work full time, and sometime I think I’m the only person in this job with a working spouse without full time help (kids are in daycare). It’s exhausting, but at the end of the day, we’re both better parents because we’re engaged outside the house.

That’s what works for us, but realize some folks want to stay at home. If that’s the case, changes the calculus.

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If it's important to her, then you won't regret it. Even if you have to make some sacrifices. You don't usually hear mothers regretting staying home - they can go back as soon as they want to. If they miss out on that time and they do regret it, there's nothing that can be done once the time has passed. Good luck to you both as you make the decision!

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My wife is a specialist physician and I work very demanding hours in consulting.

It is incredibly difficult to manage our 2 toddlers with everything else we have going in our lives. It's near impossible to have any semblance of social activity. It's difficult to stay on top of household chores, doctor's appointments, physical health, etc. We power through it but it's easy to be burned out if you're not careful.

We are doing very well financially with a combined income of $850k/yr so daycare isn't a financial burden. That being said, life is extremely challenging right now. Neither of us is willing to sacrifice our careers so we've decided to push through as best we can.

If it's even close from a financial perspective, I'd highly recommend one partner to stay at home while the kids are young. It's so much easier for the whole family and your mental health.

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My wife has a less intense much more flexible middle management job with reasonable income at a not for profit. She needs to travel a couple of times per year which I always find a way to accommodate. Her income also provides close to breakeven on living expenses.

My wife works full time as a teacher. In holidays it is great but when in school it is intense. If we didn’t have support from grandparents we might consider her going part time (as I earn about double what she does).

My wife is full time, but in non profit. That gives her greater flexibility to do things like early pick up, doctors appointments, etc. and allows me to have the high stress job. I think those type of arrangements work very well. Two incomes, but flexibility as well.

Exactly. I asked if she wanted to work or retire to a more suburban / countryside lifestyle. She prefers to work and live in the city. She says working keeps her sharp and engaged.

Wife (second) is a VP and we both work from home. We have 1 kid together who is at another house with sitter all day. I have 2 other kids who are in and out of the house constantly but both full time private school. Their mother (ex) has a demanding job also. We all do well. Between those two households might be 50K supported 3 ways. But we all find time by way of coverage and boundaries at work to be the supporting cast for the kids (both ex and current wife included). Just some perspective, but it might be that you’re at the wrong jobs.

We have 2 under 2 and just had our second, so atm my wife is not working. When my wife was working I was earning more than 2x than her, so it just made sense for her to take time off when we had our second. We don’t live near grandparents, but have discussed moving closer to them for the help. We also live in HCOL and daycare is very expensive (especially since one is an infant). All in all, she plans on going back to work later this year.

We have a two year old and wife has been a stay at home mom for about 2.5 years because she really wanted to enjoy these years of motherhood. She's in healthcare with a schedule that makes my horrendous consulting schedule a walk in the park comparatively. My salary has been good but with day care and student loans, mortgage, we break even. She is about to start again part time in a location that's 1 hour away from home. Our son goes to daycare twice a week that's 25 mins away from home. We are wondering if we should keep him at current day care or choose a day care right next door to her new practice location.

My wife and I work full-time. While we have a nanny at home and are getting decent pay, she is also thinking of working from home full time to be able to be there more for our son as he grows older.

Both FT here. It’s an ongoing debate for us. My wife likes her job, but I think just has mom guilt that’s brings the topic up like once a month. I also make 6-7 times as much as she does. We don’t need that money. For now, we found an amazing daycare and think the balance of what they provide is actually beneficial for our daughter.

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