Heart vs. Head: The work status decision

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Heart vs. Head: The work status decision
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Tue, 01-17-2006 - 1:03pm
Did you make your decision to SAH/WAH/WOH ft/pt based primarily on objective/tangible factors, or with your heart?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:14pm

"If you either don't have that problem with your kids or don't mind doing that, that's your call."


Yes

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:15pm
Awww mom! Pigeon poop and rocks are the BEST!
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Registered: 11-12-2003
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:16pm
I took both my kids to playgrounds as soon as they could walk, and before that with my second. My 2 yo loves the slide and the swing, and when she was 1 she loved to walk around or crawl in the grass.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:17pm
Where do you take your children by yourself during the work week?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:26pm

Okay, I think I understand that.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-04-2004
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:27pm

What I am saying isn't that WOHP's (whether those who have a SAH or a WOH spouse) are missing out on their children's childhoods. What I am saying is merely that a SAHP tends to spend more time with their kids (at least before they enter into school etc.) and if one spends more *quantity* of time with the kids, one tends to have more opportunity to interact and engage those children simply because one is with them. Does anyone disagree that a SAHP would tend to spend more time with the kids than a WOHP? (Whether dual or the spouse of the SAHP?) I'd like to know how so if that's the disagreement.

Wytchy

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Registered: 06-04-2004
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:32pm

Whoops- that's true. My bad. This never happened. *puts on black shades and walks away*

Wytchy ;)

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Registered: 01-10-2006
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:32pm
I can agree with that.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-10-2006
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:34pm
You dont think a SAHM with an infant operates in a sleep deprived state? What about those with older children as well?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 1:34pm

I know it's too risky for a lot of people, but I'm very glad we stretched to buy the house we did.

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