Being a stay-at-home parent: parenting advice from Care and Feeding.
Dear Care and Feeding, When my wife and I had our first daughter, we knew one of us would be a stay-at-home parent. We both grew up in working-class families where both parents worked, and we were excited we had this opportunity. At first, I suggested I could stay at home, mostly because I’ve always been the one who enjoys and was responsible for all the cooking and cleaning. Advertisement However, my wife pointed out that I made more money and reasoned that since only one of us would be working, it should be the one who made more money. It made sense so I agreed. We now have 2 daughters, a...