My husband and I fight over who should be the stay at home parent when we have children. I really want to stay home and apparently so does he. He earns double what I earn (we are both teachers, but he is in a leadership position and I just trained this year so am at the bottom of the scale). Also I don't know how breastfeeding would work if I work and he stays at home. Everything would be in favour of me staying home and I really would like to be there for at least the first three years.
I have this feeling that he thinks being a stay at home parent is like an early retirement and an 'easy' life, when I know the reality is it will be really hard work. I feel like if I am the one who stays home he will be resentful and think I am on a permanent holiday while he is 'slaving' away at work.
Has anyone else had any disagreements with their partner over who would get to stay home? Is whoever makes more money the only factor?
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Husband and I fight over who would be stay at home parent
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Islandideals · 21/05/2015 21:36
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