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Wife quitting her job to be SAHM
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:28 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch I think this is going to be a good thing, but interested in others experiences (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660831) |
Date: February 10th, 2026 12:32 PM Author: Cobalt temple selfie State the terms of your prenup before I engage you further (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660842) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Prenup status is non existant (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660946) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:02 PM Author: Cobalt temple selfie Pepper angus my man! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660980) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:05 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Nature of the assignment (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660997) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:07 PM Author: fragrant sable market coldplay fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661012) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:32 PM Author: Abnormal House how many kids do you have (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660845) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch 2, elementary and early middle school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660950) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:06 PM Author: Narrow-minded jew lol, she ain’t never going back to work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661008) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:08 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch cr cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661018) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:36 PM Author: twisted vermilion ticket booth what's her #? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660854) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:57 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Rude, but 1! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660952) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:07 PM Author: Narrow-minded jew He meant phone number, sicko (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661009) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:37 PM Author: Very tactful chocolate plaza what could go wrong? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660858) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:58 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Mainly worries that she will spend all new free time thinking of new ways to spend money (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660957) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:35 PM Author: fragrant sable market coldplay fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661104) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:47 PM Author: Territorial 180 dingle berry roommate odds are your household chores actually go up after this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660904) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:48 PM Author: gay stead pozpig she will get bored and want to open a "bead store" or something (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660909) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:50 PM Author: puce fiercely-loyal milk *anal bead store (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660915) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:02 PM Author: Cobalt temple selfie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660986) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:59 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Zero chance (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660965) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:01 PM Author: crusty faggot firefighter she's taking on a ton of emotional labor bro, help her out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660972) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 7:04 PM Author: Pungent twinkling nursing home Cr. They lose momentum and get in the habit of doing nothing vs. a multitasking synchronized sprint to coordinate dishwasher, clothes washer, and dryer cycles with kids’ bath time in the lulls like they had to when they only had a couple of hours to do 4 hours’ worth of work on a weeknight evening. You will come home to a disaster almost daily. *You* will be doing dishes at 11:30pm. *You* will be folding clothes on the weekend because the fucking baskets full have been sitting there since last week. And god forbid you ever make a suggestion that perhaps she could handle some of this shit and wtf do you actually do all day. And she will be less happy than when she was working because of years of conditioning that American female fulfillment can only come from email jobs. You may not notice any of this right away, but after the honeymoon, it is almost certain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661904) |
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Date: February 11th, 2026 10:07 AM Author: mahogany volcanic crater Meh there are definitely periods like this for my SAHM wife and periods where she does everything, and for sure she acknowledges that having more time means more phone means shittier brain and less motivated and more depression prone overall, but 1) that’s also periodically true of many/most wives with email jobs unless your wife is really a super striver at work (in which case it’s dumb to have her SAHM), but my wife was down this path pre-SAHM, 2) the same critique obviously also applies to me and my lazy non-striver antics at my job, and 3) SAHM wife still does a great job managing kids and making sure they are doing all the bullshit kids have to do now to be functional and develop normally in 2026. For me 3) is a reasonable trade to accept doing some dishes and cooking some times, and I basically never fold laundry. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662828) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 11:21 PM Author: Magenta balding coffee pot Cr. More time in the house means more messes for op to clean up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662466) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 12:50 PM Author: crusty faggot firefighter how involved were you in this "decision"? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660914) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:01 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch My comp increase this year was 2x her salary (and I already made 90% of HHI) before. I told her if her if she didn’t enjoy her job, what’s the point? You don’t need to work (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660970) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:00 PM Author: Orange Bat-shit-crazy Theater Stage Old Irish Cottage How much is she making now? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660969) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:01 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Part time job making around 45k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49660975) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:20 PM Author: Exhilarant lemon messiness famous landscape painting Lol don't u realize that housechores/nanny costs more than 45k. And you actually get better tax writeoff I'd she can make jobs for your llc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661390) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:37 PM Author: Diverse umber antidepressant drug station Congrats friend. You made it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661107) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 1:38 PM Author: Plum flatulent main people office seems a little late for that if the youngest is in elementary school lmao. say no. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661109) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:15 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch We will see what unfolds. I do think it will be a QoL improvement for both of us (her more so obviously!) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661364) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:17 PM Author: Seedy adulterous yarmulke dysfunction Wait is this tree man? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661373) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:17 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour bad call
the point isn't for her to make money, the point is so she doesn't lose total perspective over hard it is to make money, and to keep her busy so that retarded hamster wheel in her mind doesn't go amok
now she will have brunch with friends every day, compare husbands, spend your money, think of new ways to spend your money, fuck darnell then take you to the cleaners
rip
you should have kept her pushing up the rock like sisyphus |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:22 PM Author: Exhilarant lemon messiness famous landscape painting Or she can plan your vacations. I.e. you tell her April 1-15 is vacation and she figures out how to spend it in antalya or Greece or Tel Aviv. Instead of pretending like her job makes her too busy to take care of that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661397) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:26 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour here's the counterintuitive thing: it gets *easier* to do more stuff the more you do. it gets *harder* to do more stuff the less you do. when your whole day is open, doing the littlest thing becomes hell after awhile (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661415) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:44 PM Author: Multi-colored sandwich national (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661477) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 7:05 PM Author: Pungent twinkling nursing home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661906) |
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Date: February 11th, 2026 11:05 AM Author: Narrow-minded jew Guy speaking from experience (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662982) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:27 PM Author: twisted vermilion ticket booth this is retarded. having a SAHW makes them more dependent on you.
anyone that forces their wife to send emails for kikes when they don't need the money is part of the problem. renormalizing traditional single income families is 180. |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:27 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour that dependency is exactly the argument she'll use in divorce court (for you the second time), enjoy! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661419) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:33 PM Author: Yellow step-uncle's house double fault Are you married? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661437) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:35 PM Author: Marvelous onyx indian lodge (((Consuela))) married a Guatamalan with the body shape of a microwave box (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661446) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:37 PM Author: twisted vermilion ticket booth which he complains about all the time.
clearly the best resource for advice on a maintaining a happy marriage! |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:38 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour Yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661457) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 5:26 PM Author: Yellow step-uncle's house double fault You have kids? I don't know all the Consuela lore and will always think of you as Cock of Michael Obama btw. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661724) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:33 PM Author: twisted vermilion ticket booth id rather than do the socially and personally optimal thing than fret about getting divorceraped when even in that worse case scenario i still would be fine. also prenups, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661438) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:39 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour Good luck! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661460) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:31 PM Author: Marvelous onyx indian lodge here comes the opinion of a genetic dead end black piller, guys! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661432) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:39 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch divorce just isn’t a big concern. Unthinkable (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661461) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:46 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour You may be the only poster who doesn’t come from a broken home (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661483) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:17 PM Author: Exhilarant lemon messiness famous landscape painting I am not married but plan to have a sahw. Basically it means I can get head before work and after work(I work from home in my office). And if you think about it chores that a woman can do like raising kids costs 100k+ and you can write off all the taxes, make her a roth ira, solo 401k, etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661375) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:32 PM Author: Marvelous onyx indian lodge but you will marry a mongolian (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661435) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:43 PM Author: Filthy meetinghouse Explain how you write off taxes or have a Roth ira for a sahm? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661474) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:44 PM Author: gay stead pozpig Aren't you like 45 by now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661476) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:55 PM Author: Marvelous onyx indian lodge he's 52, not flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661507) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:45 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour lol you’re never having sex again (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661480) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:30 PM Author: Shimmering aphrodisiac locale psychic Can answer questions. What do you want to know? She seems happy and has been a great wife and mother but it's not for everyone. Based on your other posts it appears you're already HNW and that's the main reason she's stopping work. No denying having a SAHW allows you to dedicate more time to your career, which typically means more travel. Which is why quite a few men above a certain career threshold have SAHWs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661424) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:34 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch LOL the last thing I want to do is devote more time to my career, but probably need to. I’m also about to inherit a huge book from a retiring partner and income could easily double over the next few years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661444) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:43 PM Author: Shimmering aphrodisiac locale psychic That's the thing, isn't it?
It is important to have clear expectations and communication around the expectations. For us it was a natural evolution that was kickstarted by having our first baby at the same time I was offered an expat gig. From that moment she never went back to work and it undeniably made it easier for me to be aggressive about work. Not too many years later it became clear if she returned to the workforce her income would barely reach 25% of what I was bringing home (and even worse now) the economics just wasn't there.
Some women will miss work. Some women feel the need to be generating wealth and assets of their own. In our case I do treat her well. Very well. Everything is comingled. Properties in both names.
Do suggest she find something to do outside the house and projects. In my wife's case it's exercise and fitness. Unfortunately her projects includes the rest of the family so our meals are the meals of health and fitness people rather than the search for umami. But I don't mind. It keeps her busy.
Also don't nitpick her spending. As long as she isn't unreasonably extravagant. We have cleaners and outsource stuff. I'm not having her scrubbing toilets just because she isn't working.
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Date: February 10th, 2026 4:24 PM Author: Narrow-minded jew In like a decade when she’s banging the tennis trainer you’ll need to come back to this thread and remember how you got there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661568) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 4:31 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Cmon man (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661586) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:42 PM Author: Filthy meetinghouse It's good if she's conscientious and motivated. She should get involved in school stuff, pta, volunteer for kids extracurriculars etc. This can be a huge boost to the kids social lives since all those involved sahms form a clique and organize play dates and other social events for their kids, but she needs to be social and proactive. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661468) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:43 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch Yea, she is already super involved with school volunteer stuff so I can see more of that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661472) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 3:57 PM Author: sexy cerebral international law enforcement agency lol SAHM for two kids? It’s only worth it as an investment if you have 4 or more (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661512) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 4:14 PM Author: Irradiated effete hunting ground parlour (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661554) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 4:30 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch I don’t see this as an “investment” (which would be a terrible one) but as a luxury (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661583) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 6:02 PM Author: Very tactful chocolate plaza she should keep a part time job for lols, but if she hates it, then stay at home looks pretty good. does she golf at all? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661794) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: Mind-boggling Olive Brunch She likes to ride me with sometimes and mess around, but never tried to seriously play. My oldest daughter is a golf nut so I think she would enjoy picking it up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49661813) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 8:45 PM Author: crawly cerise gas station Props to her for jumping on the SAHM mom train after the kids leave the house lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662133) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 9:25 PM Author: Diverse umber antidepressant drug station To be fair, of kids are / will be big into sports a lot of the heavy lifting is just now starting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662207) |
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Date: February 10th, 2026 11:37 PM Author: Dashing silver lodge Why is she staying at home when both kids are in school all day? It would have made sense if the kids were both between 0-4 years old. Now she’s just cooking and cleaning which won’t keep her busy enough. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5833270&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310901#49662485) |