She never said that she was going to buy a whole new wardrobe. A shopping spree to most women isn't spending thousands of dollars on all new clothes. I agree the timing is probably bad, having a new baby and all, but I understand wanting new clothes after losing a bunch of weight. OP, go a little easy on him, and don't overspend. I'm glad for you that you aren't going to become one of those women that stop taking care of themselves and live in sweatpants. At least shop the sale racks, or TJMaxx.

"more often than not I have seen women have little to no concept of money or how it's managed." Really? Where do you live and what generation are you in? 'round here it's mostly mothers working 2 jobs and the dads at home on the couch.

OMG making generalities by judging people! Both way happened doesn't mean we're all one or the other! And let's be honest a shopping spree can be relative...did she meant buying tons of clothes or buy a few so she doesn't look homeless...It's not a reward after ou have a baby it's a need...I've gained 60 the first time and 50lbs the 2nd time both lost all the weight afterward but my shape is different!

Yeah... Your hips never really recover. I had a baby 2 months ago, and while I'm back down to my prepregnancy weight, I still can't fit into my pants. I'm going to need new pants to go back to work. #60, don't get me wrong I wasn't saying woman are better financially either. Just from personal experience, financial intelligence has nothing to do with gender. IMO, it's how your parents raised you.

Damn, SuperMaria, You lost all your pregnancy weight in 2 months? The other mothers on here are going to hunt you down and kick your ass.... Or worship you, not sure which. Congrats.

48, can't agree more. I'd be simply ashamed to just stay at home and make my boyfriend bring his paycheck and give it to me. Though it's easier for me since both of us are childfree (thus, no baby expenses).

well, most women who decide to be house-wives do far more than just take care of the kids, which is a job all by itself. There's house work/cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, laundry, and any other errands. Some are also in charge of organizing the finances. This is not a 9-5 job, its 24/7 with breaks only when you sleep, and no vacation time. How much is that worth?

Could I avoid the ass kicking if I explained my kid was a good little parasite and 10 lbs of my weight was actual baby?

Ehm.... raising a kid is not a job. If you decide to have an offspring, it's your damn responsibility to raise it properly. Yes, completely with manners and such. Know what? If it's a job, then I demand quality control. Because I've apparently seen a whole fuckload of mommies with spoiled, obnoxious, ill-mannered brats, and those mommies are oooooh so proud of themselves because they're working oh so hard. Btw, raising a kid is a task for both parents. Also, taking care of a house is way less hard than you think. I'm a female, so I can relate.

lol obvious child free "advice"/ opinion your ignorance is blatant

Sooooo, is it only the female's task to raise the kid, and the sperm donor should do nothing, just nominally exist so that the kid would have a daddy? Or should a guy be treated like a two-legged wallet who must "STFU and pony up the cash"? What do you think, 110?

If the father is actually active in his parental role each parent should get some rest and time to take care of themselves...

That kind of depends. In my case, I am a light sleeper, so even if my wife tried to get up to feed the baby, she would end up waking me up any way. Instead, as a compromise, she pumped some bottles before going to bed and I got up to feed the kids. So she was always well rested and I was the sleepless zombie.

but since she was rested I hope for you she took more house chores or cooked or let you have naps to complete the compromise!

#51, no, it's not really. Chocolate bar, 50p. Can of sweetcorn, 50p. Can of sweetcorn has a greater mass of food than the chocolate bar. So often people say "oh healthy food is more expensive", but once you actually start looking, you save money by eating healthily.