I usually get the financial argument when I ask people with kids why the mother doesn't work: "We wanted one of us to be a full-time parent. <Dad> made/makes more money than <mum>, so it made sense she quit her job."
It seems the situation is reversed for you, but does the argument not still apply?
We have considered Dad staying home instead, if that's what you mean. The problem is my daughter being in daycare, not me being at work, so it's a possibility.
We are using the daycare. The "little tales" I refer to are things they're doing/saying that I don't like, rather than people telling me their bad experiences.
It seems the situation is reversed for you, but does the argument not still apply?