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Scenario

When your partner dismisses your desire to return to work

I stayed home with our kids for five years and now that I want to go back to work my husband says we do not need the money and I should focus on the family.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The language of family devotion becomes a cage when it denies one person's growth while securing the other's convenience.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian Partnership Ethics — Duty and Love?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.