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: 07-26-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:09am
So tell us all....what have you learned about the Caribbean in your travels? Which islands did you visit and what did you discover about their history and culture? I'd love to hear more, as I very much enjoyed my cruise to the Caribbean last year.

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Kitty

"I think Noonan is at least eight years too late when she laments that faith now trumps competence in GOP politics. It didn't seem to bother her much when a candidate she supported -- the catastrophically underqualified GWB -- was running and citing Jesus as his favorite political philosopher...It's like the old saying: When you lie down with dogs, you wake up with Hucka-fleas..."--Gator


Click on the Virginia Rescue Center and search for Roxey, VA5165

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Kitty

"BTW, I hate Lifetime. Their movies will suck you in and all of a sudden you've watched 3 in a row, used every tissue in t

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Registered: 07-26-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:15am
Well, if she wants to go to the Caribbean, I don't know why she keeps talking about Bermuda. Bermuda is not in the Caribbean.

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Kitty

"I think Noonan is at least eight years too late when she laments that faith now trumps competence in GOP politics. It didn't seem to bother her much when a candidate she supported -- the catastrophically underqualified GWB -- was running and citing Jesus as his favorite political philosopher...It's like the old saying: When you lie down with dogs, you wake up with Hucka-fleas..."--Gator


Click on the Virginia Rescue Center and search for Roxey, VA5165

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Kitty

"BTW, I hate Lifetime. Their movies will suck you in and all of a sudden you've watched 3 in a row, used every tissue in t

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Registered: 07-26-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 4:30am

Shoot, I'm on vacation NOW, and I'm in my living room, on the laptop, watching Penny Serenade (sort of, because I'm also on the computer). I've spent the entire week since last Friday sewing, organizing the sewing room, cleaning out the front hall closet and reorganizing it,, starting the bedroom closet (the big one, not the one I keep my clothes in) to get it reorganized, and getting sewing machines and tables out to a couple of women with a new interest in treadle and vintage/antique machines. I've been both busy and also very relaxed by engaging in activities I like (yes, even the reorganization, which is a pain, but also very satisfying upon completion).

The farthest I've traveled is the next county over for a family party last Saturday and the next county north for Christmas day.

And it's been a wonderful vacation so far.

If I'm not at work? It's a vacation. A real one.

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Kitty

"I think Noonan is at least eight years too late when she laments that faith now trumps competence in GOP politics. It didn't seem to bother her much when a candidate she supported -- the catastrophically underqualified GWB -- was running and citing Jesus as his favorite political philosopher...It's like the old saying: When you lie down with dogs, you wake up with Hucka-fleas..."--Gator


Click on the Virginia Rescue Center and search for Roxey, VA5165

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Kitty

"BTW, I hate Lifetime. Their movies will suck you in and all of a sudden you've watched 3 in a row, used every tissue in t

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Registered: 11-08-2006
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 9:14am

To put it politely -- you appear to know NOTHING about how REAL children respond and function in REAL dc situations.

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Registered: 08-23-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 10:06am

First of all, quit trying to be a supermom!

 

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Registered: 08-23-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 10:10am
So her going to the beach (like she said she can do that anyday) wouldn't be a vacation afterall.

 

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Registered: 08-23-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 10:12am
How is that being obtuse?

 

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Registered: 08-08-2006
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 10:22am
Er...ok. If I feel the need for a Hazeleyes translator, I'll be sure to come to you.
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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 11:01am

That is one of the goals I have as well, for myself and my children.

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 11:01am
Well if you can't read the words she has written I will help you the best I can.

 

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