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: 06-27-1998
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:48pm

Yes, again the either/or situation that you have presented.

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:50pm

Didn't you say that you have no interest?


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:50pm
Like I have said before, my dd has been into the city twice, doing things that ARE recommended for kids.
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Registered: 12-06-2004
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:50pm
I know, I really want to go there.

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Registered: 07-26-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:51pm

When I took my cruise we went on the Holland America line, and I liked it, but it's kind of an older adult line. They had a kid's club area, etc., but there weren't many kids on the cruise. Probably less than a dozen.

A friend of mine works for a travel agency and just recently took a Disney cruise. She raved about it and said their kids programs were excellent, so you could really leave the kids in the program if you wanted adult time. The other nice thing is you can combine a Disney cruise with a Disney stay. And the Shades of Green hotel on the Disney property is AWESOME. Really, it's lovely and it's right next to the Polynesian Resort, so it's walking distance to the monorail system.

We stayed at the Shades of Green when John's little sister was 9 months old and didn't have any problem dealing with babies and hotel stay. And a stroller was more than adequate for the walks back and forth to the Monorail. Plus, since they upgraded/renovated the Shades of Green, they improved the bus service directly from the ticket site to the hotel, so there's always that option, too, if the crew isn't feeling like the walk at the end of a day in the park.

Seriously, go. Disney takes good care of active duty folks and their families.

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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


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"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: 06-27-1998
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:51pm

That's nice, but not relevant to what I asked.

PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:53pm

I have heard great things about the Great Wolf Lodge and of course the roller coasters at Cedar Point are supposed to be great!


PumpkinAngel

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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:55pm
I just would not.
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Registered: 07-26-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:55pm
Well, duh. And in Barbados it likely docked in Bridgetown, and in St. Maarten, its port city and so on. You know the other islands have cities with names, right? Where ships dock? And airplanes land? I just couldn't tell you knew, given that you identified all the other Caribbean locations by their island name and not the city you docked/landed in. All except Puerto Rico.

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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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Fri, 12-28-2007 - 1:56pm
They are.

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