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: 10-04-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:32am

Well, the fact is it is.

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:34am

Huh, that's funny. Despite living in what you would consider a low COL area, my DH was accepted to Princeton. Shrug. If my kid wanted to go to an Ivy, I certainly wouldn't be "bursting her bubble."




Edited 12/21/2007 9:35 am ET by geschichtsgal
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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:37am

Your parents divorce was harmful to YOU.

 

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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:38am

and, once again, you have little clue about what you are saying.

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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:39am

I feel sorry for your nieces.

 

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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:43am

One of my daughter's closest friends is a first generation american, daughter of somali immigrantswho is at St. Catherine's as part of disocesean outreach program.

 

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Registered: 10-04-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:46am

This is why.

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Registered: 10-05-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:47am

but the characteristics of the local population heavily influences their choices, too.

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Ducky

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Registered: 10-04-2007
Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:48am

Our state is in the process of mandating the tests for graduation.

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Fri, 12-21-2007 - 9:49am

How did your interview process for college go?

 

Yes. We. Did.

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