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: 11-08-2006
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 11:57am

Sleeping time may not count to you, but for US (and many other families with young children) it's part & parcel of kids being home and "attached" to home.

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Sun, 12-23-2007 - 12:24pm

I know when my best friend's daughter was accepted to Swarthmore, the school was extremely proactive about working with her parents (her mom a CMA and her dad an E-6 in the Army stationed at the White House) to arrange the financial aspect of it. That particular school, however, would not accept more than 80% of the total tuition/fees in the forms of scholarships and grants, so the daughter did end up with loans, but significantly less than having to borrow the entire 4 year ride.

The daughter and my son graduated together (same high school/same year).

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Registered: 10-04-2007
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 1:19pm
Dd#2 asked me, not too long ago, "how many days a year teachers work".
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 1:22pm

I think the teachers work just as hard as anyone working 12 months out of the year though and some do with tutoring or summer school. My sister is a teacher and she does not teach in the schools, even though she is employed by a school district and when she works, she will

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 1:27pm

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She's absolutely right,

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Registered: 12-29-2004
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 1:28pm
Thanks; leave it to a librarian to come up with the straight dope.
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Registered: 10-04-2007
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 1:28pm

I don't have to hide behind a study but there are plenty that show how bad divorce is on children.

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Registered: 10-04-2007
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 2:49pm

I agree teachers work hard, during the shcool year, but many people justify the low pay because of the vacation schedule.

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Registered: 10-04-2007
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 2:53pm
They still spend more time at home.
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Registered: 10-04-2007
Sun, 12-23-2007 - 3:03pm
No, I don't see "Life" that way.

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