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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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:00pm

I can't believe that you are comparing a carabean vacation to the culture

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Ducky

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:02pm
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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:03pm
I think it's great that you all have been given this gift of the trip to Bermuda but it's not like it's an "either/or" situation, as if going to Bermuda cancels out never having explored your own back yard.
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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:04pm

I have no idea what just happened.

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Ducky

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:10pm

Well, if you're saying it's too expensive to do it on a regular basis, then you really *can't* do it whenever you want.

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:17pm
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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 5:23pm

We live in an area that is rich with different experiences for our kids.

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Ducky

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 6:18pm

One of my lifetime goals is to travel to each of the 50 states.

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 6:25pm

Back when I was with my ex we took the kids on two different trips into the city (NYC). the first was christmas time -- we saw the tree in Rockefellar center, went up to the observation deck of the Empire state building, took them to see Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.

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Thu, 12-27-2007 - 7:32pm
Don't worry!

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