The rate of millennial women choosing to become stay-at-home-moms is on the rise. Bad work-life balance and lack of flexibility may be to blame: http://on.forbes.com/6012DP1KE pic.twitter.com/skh0GNvBUB
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How patronising to suggest that those whose kids are their prioritiy are somehow less intellectual
I'm not. I'm suggesting looking after small children all day is not a way to satisfy intellectual needs, not that people who do that don't have any.
What's wrong with waiting until your kids are older to satisfy your intellectual needs? Oh that's right - kids are boring
There's no need to. They benefit from a bit of variety in company too. They also find adult company boring if they have to put up with it all the time.
Did you seriously want to spend all your time with your mum when you were a kid?
When I was young, yes.
Hmmm. I'm not sure that's terribly healthy. Fortunately, apart from some separation anxiety for a few months when she was two, my daughter always loved to go to grandparents, aunts, friends and nursery. She's in France right now at 13 with no anxiety at all.
Mine also stayed with grandparents when young, are all at different unis and have worked abroad for the summer, and have vast social circles.
You think more women would be happy dedicating all their time to children and housework? Note that the options I'm suggesting aren't 'all time at work' or ' all time at home' but 'all time at home' or 'a bit of both.'
A good work/life balance, yes. Women usually get a better deal here. But 'less work' is not 'no work.' And looking after small children is a bit different to 'spending time with family & friends. You can't have a good chat & wine.' It's exhausting & repetitive & often very dull.
But then you'd have to love changing nappies and playing with play-doh and dealing with tantrums and watching Teletubbies and I don't think many women do want to do that ALL THE TIME. Happiness decreases when you have kids & then goes up again when they grow up.
What about childcare workers then? They must be as miserable as sin if that is the case
Some people genuinely enjoy this but it's also just for a few hours a day. Then they get to go and spend time with adults.
Some people genuinely are workaholics & probably shouldn't have kids. Others genuinely are homeaholics & will probably be happiest doing no paid work at all. I think most people need a bit of both tho, psychologically.
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