[GoNative]

Didn't think I was being insulting?? You just really seem to struggle with the idea that the traditional family (dad goes to work, mum stays at home) is not the only successful family model out there these days. In the circle of friends I have very, very few follow the traditional model. Most I know both parents work. The wife takes maternity leave and then returns to work once the leave is up. None of my friends in Australia have families with stay at home mums. A few of my friends here with Japanese wives do but that's to be expected here. There's no way in the world my wife would give up work to raise our child full-time (and nor would I). It just wouldn't make her happy.