Basically, the way they said it to me is that they would be working 18 hours a day, that their husband would maybe have a job, but that mostly he would be at home taking care of the kiddies.
disseram-me que iriam trabalhar 18 horas por dia, que os maridos talvez tivessem um emprego, mas que eles estariam em casa  a tratar dos gatinhos.