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how do i convince my husband
| Mon, 07-18-2005 - 4:09pm |
how do i convince my husband to let me at least job-share so i can take care of our 3 month old dd? he grew up with his mom working & all his friend's moms working. we can afford it if we cut back on some things, but he doesn't want to cut back & just doesn't understand someone wanting to be a stay at home mom...it doesn't help mycause that the grandmothers will babysit. i'm so unhappy about having to go back to work...he wants me to work full time 1 more year & just doesn't get it! i feel like my heart is being ripped from my chest every time i hink about it.

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"but there is still quite a bit of work to be done"
Apart from mothering itself, how many hours a day do you spend doing WAHM work?
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How is that any different than normal childhood activities being used educationally in a formal schooling system? Don't kids do things such as run around and play in gym class, color in art, dance to the music in whatever music class they have, read books in english etc. etc. etc.? Or are you suggesting that the mother is just labelling it homeschooling without undertaking the hands on parental involvement as far as making it educational rather than solely child-led play? *confused* Or is it that you don't believe that parents of formally schooled children do anything educational with their children as enhancement to their formal schooling? Certainly I think we're all confused by the use of the term homeschooling *in addition to* formal schooling as opposed to *instead of*, but that doesn't seem to be what you're saying is annoying here... Just trying to get some clarification because frankly I'm a bit confused :)
Wytchy
"Ah, so some of it *is* fiction then LOL ;)"
Why is that a LOL kind of moment? Parts of a multi-authored work being from any number of genres doesn't take away from well documented historical facts in other parts.
"Fortunately, we have choices and planned ahead to have flexibility with work and career goals while still doing what we think is optimal for our kids."
Hey, I'm the planning queen.
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Gotta say I'm a bit jealous :P Maybe I need to try wearing her more during the early evening... I still have to figure out a way to make it quiet around here... (She's 7mo- her brother is 19mo...... It's *never* quiet around here LOL! ;) I like the idea of the warm bed too... She's no longer interested in cosleeping so that might help her...
Thanks for sharing :)
Wytchy
I couldn't. But then I had supply issues to begin with...
Wytchy
Karen
"A pocketknife is like a melody;sharp in some places,
Here is my disagreement with labelling it as homeschooling. Others might have different reasons.
I do educational enrichment activities with my children without having to label them as homeschooling. To me, it is simply part of parenting. This morning, we watched the space shuttle land. I did not have it on our educational enrichment activity list (we don't have a list) and I don't feel the urge to say we studied aerotechnology in the media age when we watched it land.
We discuss things all the time. I could easily say I was unschooling after school. We discuss theology, time mangament, qualities of a good teacher, why teeth are wet and house prices. We discuss dress codes, stealing, drinking, drugs, gun safety and why Anartica is cold. We have spent alot of time on Google Earth plotting distances between New York and London. Last night, we tried to find the Isle of Man and Siberia.
It is one of my responsibilities of parenting to encourage my children's curiousity. It is part of my responsibility to discuss society with them and to help them with their questions. I randomly test multiplication tables sometimes when he asks for money. It is part of parenting.
I think it is disrespectful and grandiose to label a function of parenting as homeschooling. It is a bit delusional. We all homeschool by her definition. Heck, just having a conversation with your child is homeschooling according to MomHK.
"Mommy, will you throw away my brother? I don't want him and I don't like him."
&nbs
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