I think full-time working moms have it quite difficult (of which I'm one)--so I don't agree with Milena's comment. Sorry, but I don't think you can blanket-judge. It's a personal choice and preference for each woman.

I know I'm always bitterly jealous of the moms who get to stay home each day with their children (how difficult it is to leave a child crying for you in the morning!), but I do know our family would have a poorer quality of life if I didn't work. Not that we couldn't do without THINGS, but we wouldn't want to do without EXPERIENCES, like visiting my family who lives very far away or sending our kids to camps that they look forward to all year. And often there's no getting around the fact that some people have chosen careers that are not particularly high-paying, so it's not very much of a choice at all that both have to work.

But I think it's right to discuss these issues with kids when they're ready, so that there aren't any misconceptions about "a woman's place" and "a man's place."
