> I've never met a full time homemaker who thinks she's getting a raw deal. When our second kid was born, my wife and I mutually agreed it made sense for her t

> I've never met a full time homemaker who thinks she's getting a raw deal. When our second kid was born, my wife and I mutually agreed it made sense for her to be a stay-at-home mom. The flexibility to run errands and take kids to appointments is incredible. Logistically, I don't know how we would have survived with both of us working. But it has been a very difficult emotional transition for her. Much of her identity was based on her profession (she was a teacher) and a chunk of her self worth came from knowing she was financially independent. It's working out OK, but it's one of the biggest life transitions she's gone through.