Guilt

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Guilt
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Tue, 07-31-2007 - 10:20am

Why does the media portray working moms, always, as having guilt?


http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/family/07/30/hm.mommy.guilt/index.html


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Registered: 04-27-2005
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:17pm
lololol!! I wasn't even aiming it at anyone on this board. Just making a general statement!
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Registered: 06-27-1998
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:19pm

I think it's the way one handles the stress, not everyone handles it well.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-27-2003
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:22pm
always reminds me of Airplane "guess I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue"

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 08-02-2007
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:22pm
The age starting at an infant school is 4...some other places they start at 5...this being the start of School for all infants.......and it's compulsary...other than that many would stay at home with their mommy or daddy before starting infant school.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:24pm

Agree, totally uncalled for.
I'm absolutely exhausted by the end of the day -- but only because I'm pregnant!
When I'm not, I'm generally a very high energy person and I'm almost never exhausted by the end of the day. And I have twins; and work full time. Go figure. Maybe its the running?

Being exhausted isnt proof of good parenting. Geesh.

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Registered: 01-10-2007
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:24pm
4yo and 5yo children are infants?
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Registered: 06-27-1998
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:24pm

I think she meant my words, if I was a sahm, I (personally) would have 30 hours a week to do as I please.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:26pm

Oh please...he was diagnosed in elementary school, why on earth would we call it by a name that no longer exists and while the diagnosis is the same, only the name is different.


Yes, he was on ritalin.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:26pm
If you stay with them for more than a weekend, isn't it obvious which of the hosting couple, or both, or neither, is cleaning up?

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Registered: 04-27-2005
In reply to: peteynjoeysmom
Fri, 08-10-2007 - 3:26pm
You also have a cleaning lady twice a week and a husband that stays at home and probably does everything else that needs to be done. If I just went to work and everything was done for me, I wouldn't be as tired either!

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