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Originally Posted by GoNative
Yeah everyone is different. Most western women I know just find being housewives and stay at home mums incredibly boring.
Our main reason for day care though is so from an early age our daughter is learning Japanese and making Japanese friends. Being a full blooded round eye she is always going to stand out in this country but if she grows up with other young Japanese kids and speaks the language fluently hopefully she won't be treated too differently. She seems to love it at least.  |
That isn't true about Western women in my experience. Most of the American women I know that want to focus on their careers (and travel) have chosen not to have kids at all. The majority of the moms are stay-at-home or work at home, or "baito" while the kids are at school. "Boring" has never been a word I have heard regarding raising a child, much less "incredibly boring".
Some of the moms I know that do work wish they could be stay-at-home moms, but for financial reasons, or fear of their career ending, are forced to go back to work.
That makes sense with the day care. If you live in Japan but live in an English-speaking household it is better to get the Japanese from somewhere.