Do you think a SAHM should go back to...
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| Fri, 09-05-2003 - 11:46am |
Do you think a SAHM should go back to work once the kids start school?
- Absolutely, why shouldn't she? There's no reason why she shouldn't.
- It's up to her & her family.
- No, not really. What do the kids being in school have to do w/ her working?
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But there is, I think, another element to it: public transportation in Europe is seen as useable for everyone. By this I mean that everyone from the very very rich down to the poverty stricken uses the system on a regular basis. Zurich public transport was amazing to watch in that regard...you'd have the clearly rich dripping in diamonds and tag heuer watches sitting right up against the junkie trying to figure out how to smoke pot on the tram. Sweden isn't that extreme since the wealth range is not nearly as broad, but no one turns up their noses at taking the bus or tram sometimes. In the US, the feeling is very often that public transportation is only for those unfortunate poor people who don't have cars or lost their license for some reason. We have always had a car, but there have been plenty of times when it made far more sense to take public (even with small kids in strollers) and I have never had a problem doing that.
Laura
edited to correct spelling errors, I need to get to bed!!
Edited 9/11/2003 5:09:09 PM ET by laura_w2
It's not like the kids need to be afraid to ride the buses, they aren't exactly populated with hoodlums. Plus the (car) drop offs are dropped off one at a time, and escorted into the school by chaperones. It takes forever. It's freakin' ridiculous. This is a real pet peeve with me, I truly think this is one of those things some sahm's feel they should do to justify their existence.
Hold on, just running to get my flame suit on.
http://puttingfamilyfirst.us/index.html
The group has actually been pretty effective in protesting some of the more outrageous family-unfriendly policies in area sports organizations. I think they got the football team to stop practicing on Sunday mornings, or some such thing. It is a pretty powerful movement here in Minnesota.
S.V.
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