Confessions of one sahm

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Confessions of one sahm
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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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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 12:45pm

I can see it happening more if the WOHP has a job that provides personal days to do with what they want. Less likely in a situation where the WOHP only has vacation or sick days. Also more likely if the WOHP is in a position where they don't really loose any time they just adjust their hours than in a situation where a WOHP has a strict schedule to keep.

Although is a bit of a side track form the actual subject. When I was a SAHM DH sometimes took time off work to take a sick child to a doctors appointment while I SAH with the the other kids. Being a military family and moving around a lot we did not always have outside childcare available and at some assignments we were not allowed to kids aside from the child that had the appointment to the appointment.

Taking time off to take a child to the doctor was a legitimate reason to take time off work, taking time off work so a spouse could take a child to the doctor was not.

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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 12:52pm
It would never even cross my mind to be upset with someone informing me of their contractual hours. I take that as "we are open from x to y". I would not even be upset with someone who told me at 5, when I asked a professional question, "my work day ended at 3, call me tomorrow." Unless it was a life-threatening emergency and it was a doctor or police officer. The very idea that accepting a salary for a job with an 8-hour day obligates one to perform the duties of that job for the hours agreed on, plus any time someone asks it of you...that seems like an incredible burden. I would not consider that a job, I would consider that signing my life away.
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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 12:53pm
Oh, yeah, you couldn't really ask one person. You'd have to do multiple swaps, so that would be a lot harder. My neighbor has 4 kids--a 5th grader, 4th grade twins, and a 3d grader--and she's a master at this, but I don't know how she keeps it all straight.
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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 6:50pm

Lauren1063 also pointed out that this was out of the ordinary, that this particular issue was a complex one and required the involvement of many individuals besides the parent and teacher, and that her experience has been that most issues have been resolved quickly via email.


You are misrepresenting the situation.



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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 6:52pm
Nope.

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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 9:03pm

Anyone who drives on a field trip has to have a signed insurance form on file with the school office and auto insurance is required in our state...but yes, I do agree with you, there could be a liability issue.....at least for the school, I guess for the parent as well, but I'm not seeing the difference between driving for a field trip and carpooling or allowing my child to spend the night with another family.

PumpkinAngel

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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 9:07pm

You wouldn't be lonely in my older son's school either, there are a great number of both students and teaches who arrive well before the first bell, I see them enter the building or around the grounds when I drop off my son each morning.


In my younger son's school, it's a bit of both but more on the afternoon side...I think being an elementary school factors into that, but I could be wrong.


PumpkinAngel

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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 9:09pm

There are all kinds of things happening both before and after school at my older son's school...the kids want to arrive early and most choose to stay late....because there is always something going on it seems.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Sat, 06-06-2009 - 9:15pm

I certainly hope that any of my children's teachers decline to talk to parents during the day, I hope that they limit their conversation with parents to their free or planning time versus instruction time!


PumpkinAngel

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Sat, 06-06-2009 - 9:20pm

Yep and I don't see the issue either.


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