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by Leslie Morgan Steiner (Mommy Track'd - Two Cents on Working Motherhood)
Would your husband quit his job if you earned more? Would you if he did?
In a 2005 Career Builder survey of full-time working dads with children under 18, almost 50% answered yes.
This year, only 31% did.
Are dads less enthusiastic about staying home, because more men have tried it now, and know the drudgery involved? Or does today’s lower percentage reflect widespread financial insecurity? Perhaps both.
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When you picture a military couple, one going off to fight a war, and the other taking on the role of the stay-at-home parent, society typically envisions the man off in battle and the woman home with the children. But with nearly 20 percent of the Air Force consisting of women, men are quickly learning the challenges of being the military spouse, home with the kids. Read More »
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By Michelle Cutter
Even with the hope that now President Obama inspires, I have to say that I've never felt such trepidation about the future. I was brought up in a middle class family, where both my parents were teachers. My sister and I were taught that if we…
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When Eric and I got married, I was six months into a pregnancy that felt like the world's happiest accident. We had already decided…
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