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From: ibmchs!auschs!snowball.austin.ibm.com!jfh@cs.utexas.edu (John F. "Mr. SYSCK" Haugh II)
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Subject: Re: Housewives...
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Date: 16 May 91 16:17:53 GMT
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In article <19894@cs.utexas.edu> turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin) writes:
>There are also men who want this.  I have known men who enjoyed
>being househusbands, and others who clearly would if they could.
>Indeed, while I would not want to give up career entirely, I
>would gladly work part-time out of my home so that I could spend
>the majority of my time raising children, were only I to meet the
>right woman with whom to arrange such a lifestyle.  (Direct 
>enquiries to e-mail address above.)  

I have to agree 100 percent with Russell.  I want nothing more
than to be able to spend a few years at home with my children,
and do expect my wife to be understanding and supportive.  Most
of my financial planning is oriented towards making us able to
survive on a single income, and I hope that when the time comes
that she not so selfish as to think that the single income we
will be living on is mine.

My SO and I have talked about this at some length and she hasn't
completely warmed up to the idea yet.  Part of equality for men
is an equal oppurtunity for men to raise their children.  Until
feminists catch on to that one, there is less hope for men to
accept women as equals in the work place after the women have
taken extended leaves for childrearing.