A good argument for staying home

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Registered: 10-06-2007
A good argument for staying home
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Sat, 10-06-2007 - 1:58pm

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:30pm
You disagree? Typical explanations for why people SAH are things like "I want to be there for the milestones;" "I would miss my child;" "Only I can do X right for my child" etc. Most of them are about mom and what she wants, not about the kid. So far, I have not seen any credible reason, other than cases of special needs, for why it would be in a child's best interest to have mom at home all day.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:31pm
Yes, actually, I do. Well, today, at least.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:31pm
really? you must have not paid attentino to the posts where Lauren or Chris or I talked about some of our children's problems -- none of our children are perfect but we also recognize that children come with a whole host of issues that have nothing to do with who changed their diapers from 9-5 during the first few years of their life....

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-07-2007
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:33pm
soo presumptous of of you and another poster with regards to her
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Registered: 09-07-2007
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:35pm
why are you obsessed with people's marriages ending?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:36pm
What is the eyeroll for?
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Registered: 07-20-2007
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:37pm

It had something to do with using a bible for more than just a booster seat, but that was an entire half hour ago! What with all the pawning and overearning I do it takes every ounce of energy to remember who I'm posting to!

Karalee
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Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:40pm
Your posts show an inflated sense of the importance of 24/7 contact between a parent and a child. I can almost hear a thousand violins playing. It benefits no one when a mom buys into the Mommy Myth so completely. I think you should consider yourself fortunate to have at least one person in the family who actually "gets it".
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Registered: 09-07-2007
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:45pm
i wonder if this poster
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 10-15-2007 - 12:47pm
hello apple? meet your cousin the orange.....

 

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