It would be funny if Mike's post was just as you describe as in, "It really wasn't that hard. I don't know what my wife is complaining about all the time, especially since the sitter watches the kids for 1/2 the day." You are right though, he would be hung in effigy for it.

TBC, I'm not saying that a stay at home parent has it easy. My wife was a SAH for several years and was great at it, and I'm eternally grateful for it. But you can't conclude anything after doing a job for two weeks.

The wife's statement at the end was so conclusive and final. "Yep, you've got it easy honey, my job at home is much harder." I guarentee that, once she goes back to work full time she'll continue to think she has the hardest job in the family.