Affording to Stay at Home

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Registered: 12-01-2007
Affording to Stay at Home
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Wed, 12-12-2007 - 12:20am

Ever notice that those moms that SAH are usually (although not always) more well off than mothers who WOH? It seems to me, based on what I have seen, that while most women enjoy working their jobs and having a professional life outside of the home, some women prefer to stay home with their kids for a certain amount of time - whether it be 1 year or 10 years - and those women have the option to do so, while other women wouldn't even consider the option because they feel they can't afford it.

Well, it has been my experience that most women who do stay at home have

1) husbands who support the idea

2) Husbands who probably earn enough (or almost enough) to support the family.

3) Enough money to support themselves without working.

**Now I am not talking about people who get help from government agencies, I am speaking about women who do it with no outside help - just seems like most women can't because of financial reasons. So, is being a SAH mom now an "upper class" phenomenon - in general? Of course there are many SAH moms that are middle class, but if they chose to have paying jobs, they'd probably move right back up into that higher income bracket.

Blythe

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Working on being...Supermom!

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:14pm

I prefer to call it a vacation when I take my kids to places like the beach or an amuzement park.

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Ducky

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Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:16pm

I'd prefer to live in a place with a generous sprinkling of higher achieving adults and kids.


Bwwwaaaahhh.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:21pm
Me too-lol!!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:21pm

Of course, any experience can be educational and a learning opportunity.


Let's call it like it is.

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Ducky

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Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:22pm

Or, she may be thinking that she does not expect her neighbor, whether a rocket scientist or an auto mechanic, to teach her child about happiness and what really matters in life.


Maybe it is just me, but where I come from my kids friends parents don't sit down and teach other peoples kids anything.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:23pm

I wouldn't call the beach a vacation because I can do that any day.


Where did I say we go to Disney on a regular basis? We haven't been there in 6 years.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:24pm
Don't forget my favorite...if her son becomes an auto mechanic, she will accept him and her door will always be open to him.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:24pm

I think anyplace you take your children can be a learning experience. Even doing something at home you are teaching them things. My dd LOVES to watch the Sci-Fi Channel, the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. She learns something new everytime she watches them.


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Registered: 03-27-2000
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:27pm

I had NO desire to ever going to Disney either - there is so much to see and do in this world that I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:31pm

Well then there is the astronaut that drove across the country in a diaper to kill the woman getting in her way of an affair..


Shall I go on?


Judge people as individuals, not by what they do for a living.

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