playtime
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Catch up... the term 'domestic engineer' has been around for years & means exactly what I said it means. And no one 'required' me to stay home. If I didn't want to, I wouldn't have. but WE both believed ONE parent should be home when the youngin' was small & since my earning power wasn't as great as my husband, it was for ECONOMICAL reasons that it was me who stayed home & not him. Since then, it has been my choice, but I can go out into the workforce anytime I want to. It's better this way & it frees up my husband from doing a lot of little day to day details that need taking care of.
Engineers are getting much mire protective of that term these days. Its actually one of only three professions,with a degree and testing requirement to use in the US. Doctors abd Lawyers are the other two.
My wife and I believe that the one parent who should be home is the mother in 100% of situations. Youre right that it generally frees up the husband from having to deal with little details that are really part of maintaining the household rather than the home itself. My wife couldnt work even if she wanted to. Lack of a high school diploma and drivers license will do that to you.
I don't doubt that for a second, & it answers what I already figured as much.