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Article: When she earns more.... (includes related article on discussing earnings with children)
- Article from:
- Good Housekeeping
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
- Author:
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Much more than money is at stake when financial roles are reversed. The "rules" of a marriage can change in unexpected ways. But couples who learn to handle the pressures often end up stronger.
Like many parents, Shawn and Patrick O'Sullivan have built their lives around their children. On weekends, they often go to the park with their three daughters, ages 3, 4, and 8, to fly kites, ride bicycles, and picnic. The kids, assisted by their mother on guitar, love to ham it up singing Irish folk songs or acting out their own production of The Lion King.
But the O'Sullivan household gets decidedly more hectic, and less traditional, during the week. Shawn, 40, works ...