Do I need to put my wifes name on my house? Doesnt she automatically inherit it when I die?
Nicole is out today, so were publishing a few of her classic Care and Feeding letters. Submit it here or post it in the Slate Parenting Facebook group. I am a new father to a beautiful 10-month-old girl. My wifes company has a generous maternity leave policy, and she has been at home with our daughter since the birth and is scheduled to go back to work just after her first birthday in January. She recently told me she doesnt want to go back to her job and would like to be a stay-at-home parent instead. I asked her why, and she said she enjoys being a mother too much to leave our daughter to go back to work when she doesnt need to. This is such a departure from our plans before the baby was born. She has a good job that she enjoyed before going on leave, and had always been adamant that she wanted to continue working even after becoming a mom. We met when we worked at the same company many years ago, and one of the things I was most attracted to was her ambition and tenacity. Its really surprising to hear that her career isnt that important to her anymore.