[quote=skerzz] The alternative is to forgo the wife’s income which would significantly increase our effective household “daycare” costs and significantly decrease our forced “contribution” (i.e. tax burden) to the “greater good”.[/quote]
Yes this contribution is very significant if you consider missed promotional opportunities, annual increases, 401k matches etc.. In any case, by the time the child goes to Kindergarten or 1st Grade, my wife would have been born out of her mind while the kids are at school.
