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Here in The Netherlands, it's common to get a part time job after having kids. We roughly divided tasks as follows; I take care of the household, and she takes
by bartvk 10y ago
Here in The Netherlands, it's common to get a part time job after having kids. We roughly divided tasks as follows; I take care of the household, and she takes care of the little one. So I work 4 days per week, and my girlfriend works 2,5 days. The kid is three years old.
However, that was a conscious decision related to having a baby. It does sound like due to the stress your wife experiences, she simply quits working. Couldn't she find a better/nicer job with a more relaxed work pace?
- simonebrunozzi 10y agoThanks for your input. I forgot to mention that we've been considering having kids for some time now. And yes, she might eventually look for a reduction in hours worked, or (long term) for a different type of job altogether.
- bartvk 10y ago> she might eventually look for ... Just a warning here. I see you say "eventually". However if she does want to go back to work after pregnancy, her job should be the right one. As a woman, you do _not_ want to go back to a stressful job after having a baby. This happened to us and almost cost us our relationship. Thus she might want to shift priorities and look for a better job on the short term.
- simonebrunozzi 10y agoThat's a good point! I agree with you, that's not what I meant in the previous comment :)