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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- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
And if she doesn't woh, she may be able to reduce general stress, which is good.
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Ducky
why is it so hard for you to grasp that a seoncd income does not always change the ses of a family.
I'm not debating this point with you, why did you direct that at me?
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Ducky
I agree with you there.
Because of previous posts and this one.
None of our lives are studies but knowing what the studies look at and what they found and comparing ourselves to the norm is what allows us to say whether or not things impact us.
No, what has been articulated is that life is structured differently when mom SAH.
fine. live your life according to studies and good luck to you. but forgive me if I don't seen any kind of happiness in your posts . Ever. I never see the word laugh. I never see the word smile. I never hear affection for anyone in your posts. I don't hear joy. I don't hear humor. I hear a boat load of bitterness. But yeah you go clinging to those studies to guide you.
I may be divorced. I may be poor. But I'm happy. and LIZA is happy. and her dad is happy. and I love them all. and I love Kelly and I LOVE my life. And as far as I"m concerned that's the only study I need. The study of MY LIFE. Which is being lived the way it was supposed to be
OUT FREAKING LOUD.
- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
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