[GoNative]

Well you're little part of America is very different to where I lived in Australia then. But then as I pointed out most of the women I've known in my adult life are tertiary educated and somewhat career driven. Most I know also now have families (I'm nearly 40 so most of my friends now have families) and few if any have decided to be stay at home mums. I don't think in Australia there is any sort of stigma associated with sending your kids to day care, in fact it's just considered very normal. In the group of friends I have it would be considered quite unusual for mums not to return to the workforce within a year or two of having a kid. Everywhere is different and even amongst 'Western' countries there can be big differences I guess. Certainly these days in Australia it would be pretty difficult for most families to earn enough money with only 1 parent working.

As I said earlier I only wish my wife earned enough so that I didn't have to work. That would be bliss!!