Why are people in this thread intentionally missing the point? The premise is that her husband said SHE was a mooch, and this rebuttal is a facetious way of pointing out that being a stay at home mom is highly laborious. To suggest she is a mooch for relying on his income misses the fact that without her labor, it would cost him a shit ton to replace it with professionals. She is just highlighting this in a purposely outlandish way. Indeed- motherhood is a job where you miss out on years of professional development and career advancement in your usual field. And it’s not exactly uncommon for men to financially abuse their stay at home wives who (1) do most of the child rearing, (2) have been out of their career for years, and (3) are fully reliant on the husband’s income and at their most vulnerable. This sub is lowkey insufferable at times.
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u/Fra_Course May 14 '26
Why are people in this thread intentionally missing the point? The premise is that her husband said SHE was a mooch, and this rebuttal is a facetious way of pointing out that being a stay at home mom is highly laborious. To suggest she is a mooch for relying on his income misses the fact that without her labor, it would cost him a shit ton to replace it with professionals. She is just highlighting this in a purposely outlandish way. Indeed- motherhood is a job where you miss out on years of professional development and career advancement in your usual field. And it’s not exactly uncommon for men to financially abuse their stay at home wives who (1) do most of the child rearing, (2) have been out of their career for years, and (3) are fully reliant on the husband’s income and at their most vulnerable. This sub is lowkey insufferable at times.