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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Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:41pm

You were talking about bermuda.

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Ducky

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Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:41pm

Yep.


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Ducky

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Registered: 08-23-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:43pm
No, she was talking about going to the beach, and going to Bermuda.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-08-2006
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:44pm

Yes.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:45pm
Yeah, I could learn alot of culture there....with a mai tai in hand on a hammock in the sand!


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:46pm
No I originally said that I don't consider going to the beach a vacation because I can do that anyday. I am not just going to Bermuda for the beach or have I ever just gone on vacation to go to the beach.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-08-2006
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:47pm
How so? In what context? Cultural? Socio? TIA
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-06-2004
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:47pm
Or floating up to the bar on a raft!

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-05-2007
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:47pm

She's talking about going to bermuda, and showing her kids the beaches there.

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Ducky

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Thu, 12-27-2007 - 9:49pm

I understand your point there. I do think though if you are looking for some education, you can find it on Bermuda.


Don't know if I have been on Half Moon Beach. We did drive around one day and found a secluded beach which was beautiful. I want to bring the kids to Horseshoe Bay as I don't think we went to it last time (we

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