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.

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Heck, just avoid convenience stores if it bothers someone so
PumpkinAngel
I tend to worry about the effects of the environment on my kids, wouldn't you?
...and who isn't?
PumpkinAngel
See Pumpkinangel's post 1501.
"I just don't agree with you that apartment renters are among those to be avoided as negative influences. I certainly don't want my children thinking that because someone lives in an apartment they are a negative influence."
Edited to add: People who rent apartments MAY have some characteristics that I would find to be a negative influence on my daughter. But the act of renting an apartment isn't one of them.
Edited 12/31/2007 4:34 pm ET by geschichtsgal
I'm sure you are quite capable of going back through the posts.
Again I ask....who said this?
<< Only a snob would complain about enjoying the night life before becoming parents. >>
PumpkinAngel
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People who own homes MAY have some characteristics that I would find to be a negative influence on my boys...but the fact that they own their own home, doesn't make them positive.
PumpkinAngel
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