That's a fulltime wage of about $5.50/hour. Let's say $7 since it'd be after-tax, still under the minimum wage in most parts of the country.

Why the hell is it so common to be a Stay At Home Mom for one child?

School takes over after a few years but by then the SAHP can just shrug it off and claim they've been detached from the workforce for too long to be employable.

If couples really are teams society should shun SAH-Parenting, right?