Baby Needs Security, Emotional and Financial
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 15, 2005
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Q. My wife and I had a daughter three months ago and love her dearly. My wife's maternity leave will be up soon, and she is leaning strongly toward not going back to work. We discussed this before we married, before we tried to conceive, and again while she was pregnant, since I very emphatically do not wish to be the only breadwinner. We could make it on my salary, but it would involve a substantial drop in our quality of life, and possibly significant risks to our financial health (no college fund, and very little retirement savings, for example).
Moreover, while I love my wife very much, I am having a hard time not seeing this as a betrayal. She knew how strongly I felt about this issue. When I try to bring it up, she tells me I don't understand how it feels to be a mother. Well, I understand how it feels to be a parent. I grew up on the financial edge, and I don't want that for my children.See the full content of this document
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Baby Needs Security, Emotional and Financial
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The best thing for your baby is a balance of emotional and financial security.The best thing for your marriage is a balanced respect for each other's needing to provide emotional and financial security.Neat coincidence, there, isn't it?In practical...See the full content of this document
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