Heart vs. Head: The work status decision

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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: 01-18-2006
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 7:59pm

From my experience (which is limited) an asthma attack isn't really a sick child. It is a condition that the child deals with on a daily basis and isn't really a need not to attend school the next day. We were speaking of issues like ear infections etc. I think a child with chronic ear infections etc probably needs medical attention.

Yet many parents do take off. Not all parents have a nanny. What are they suppose to do? They must stay home from work. Sick children are not allowed in DC.




Edited 2/8/2006 8:00 pm ET by snoopyme

 

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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:03pm

... I wonder how many dual WOHP households really have two parents WOH who could both (either/or) support the entire family if need be. My guess would be VERY few.

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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:03pm
Ever tried to take a cab from Baltimore to DC? Ever tried to catch a bus working night shift? I take the commuter train, but even so, I still have to drive to get to the train station and it's one HECK of a lot cheaper to drive there than take a cab at $20 a pop each way. As it is, I'm paying $40 a month in parking and $150 a month for the monthly pass on the train. I don't really see how you consider even the cheapest monthly cab fare ($800/mo) as really being doable in the average family.

Karen


" says, "Navy makes a very strong statement." I guess so. It says, "I'm boring." Or, "I'd like this job here at the bank.""


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"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:09pm

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Health professionals educated in the field of insomnia would definitely disagree wiht you. They'd probably agree with me that it is total bullcrap.

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:10pm
No. We split shifts instead. I usually stay home in the morning. He stays home in the afternoon.
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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:11pm
If you have that kind of mortgage, you are much more of a risk-taker than I am. I had no problem taking some years off from work, or working pt, things you consider risky, but that's in part because we have and will likely always have a one-income lifestyle. In our case, that means living in a small house in a good neighborhood until we have the cash to move up to a bigger house without significantly increasing our mortgage. Dh has a long "reverse" commute from the city to the suburbs, but we don't want to raise our kids in the suburbs.
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Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:11pm
I was just stretching her logic. While it may not be cost effective nor practical. It is possible that one could get to work without driving.

 

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:12pm

For some. Yes.

For many others, it isn't. We have no cabs here. We also don't have public buses.

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Registered: 01-18-2006
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:12pm
Insomia has absolutely NOTHING to do with being unable to soothe oneself to sleep. I think I clearly stated more than once...OTHER THAN MEDICAL ISSUES. Insomnia is a medical issue. sigh

 

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Wed, 02-08-2006 - 8:12pm
What's the point of having a nanny vs a home or group care situation, if she can't take on issues like sick days?

Karen


" says, "Navy makes a very strong statement." I guess so. It says, "I'm boring." Or, "I'd like this job here at the bank.""


Jeff @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Project Runway



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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