Confessions of one sahm
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Confessions of one sahm
| Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm |
I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my
| Fri, 04-03-2009 - 1:58pm |
I've been thinking about this *debate* lately, and I think that many of my
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when with friends,i've been known to blame my drinking on my dad.
Most parents not only had no issue with my use of e-mail this year -- In fact, most WELCOMED it. It allowed us to communicate on a time-table that worked for everyone.
there were a few issues where phone contact was needed so I called.
Well, I have been known to call my kid on the cellphone to ask him to come upstairs! Better than hollering through the house!
I don't really trust the media to tell me how other people in different parts of the country are living; I know what I see with my own eyes and what goes on here. I know, for instance, that when the kids were rehearsing for the spring play at school this year and were required to be there from after school until about 6 pm that several families complained about how hard it made dinnertime together, especially for those kids who had other evening activies; that tells me that dinnertime together is a priority even if it is not always realized.
We manage to have dinner together almost every evening, maybe five out of seven nights a week. It used to be more, but I really think that the kids' growing independence and outside activities are important. I would have a full scale rebellion on my hands if I told the kids they couldn't be in jazz band or play high school sports because they have to miss dinner ten times a year for it!
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