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.

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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 12:43pm

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I see lots of snowshoeing this winter in our future LOL

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 12:55pm
I think the argument was that if smarter people had stayed on the farm, agribusiness might not have exploded in the way that it has and sustainable farming might be more common.

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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 1:16pm
Maybe it's not too late.
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 1:17pm
It's probably true, but money wins out over brains every time.
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Registered: 12-07-2003
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 1:23pm
Sustainable agriculture is not necessarily less profitable.

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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 1:24pm

>> SES is not a predictor of how well kids will turn out.

 

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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 1:39pm
What I know about farming and agriculture could fit on the smallest size post-it note, so I'll have to assume you're correct.
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Registered: 12-18-2007
Sat, 12-22-2007 - 2:03pm
I wasnt sure
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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 4:28pm

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Sat, 12-22-2007 - 7:16pm
Again, nobody is arguing that proper parenting isn't important.

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