how do i convince my husband

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how do i convince my husband
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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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Fri, 08-12-2005 - 10:56pm

I dont think a baby or small child has the ability to know when they are tired all the time. When it comes time for my sons naptime, he would continue to play if left to his own devices, but when he is put into his crib he is asleep within 2 minutes. That tells me he needs a nap but if given a choice would continue to play even though it wouldnt be in his best interest.

Do a 2 year old and a 6 year old require the same amount of sleep? No, that is why the 2 year old still takes 2 hour naps and the 6 year old normally doesnt. My two year old is a member of a family of 5, we have a certain schedule during the summer and a slightly different one during the school year. And yes, he does have to adjust to that schedule to some degree. He gets up earlier in the morning during the school year because the hustle and bustle of getting everyone up and ready wakes him up. There are times he has to get up so I can take the kids to school. So yes, the school year does affect him and his schedule. I try to keep it to a minimum but he is not an only child and as such he has to adapt. It is a good thing you only have one child because I really think your ideas would change drastically if you had more.
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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 6:46am

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Then why do you keep asking about it? I didn't bring up the Bible's Creation story; you did. I answered your question about it from a Christian perspective--one you were clearly asking for. If it's irrelevant to you and you want Christians to know that, you might try NOT asking about it.

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:38am
My DD3 fell asleep about 7:00 when she was an infant. That was when her time clock told her it was time to sleep.


Edited 8/13/2005 10:13 am ET ET by texigan
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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:45am

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There are going to be a lot of mulsims and jewish peole who will be very surprised to hear that their creation story was actually for Christians.


Really, if you're going to try and debate the bible, at least show you have some clue about it.

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:50am

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I don't understand your question in relation to the comments lois made. Can you explain where you're trying to go with this?


I can offer this - the bible is thought to be the "Word of God" in that it teaches God's Word and is believed to be divinely inspired. However, the way it teaches God's Word is through illustration - using stories about people.


The point supposedly being debated here is whether daily life as depicted in the bible is accurate. Archeological and historical evidence suggests that it is.

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:52am

Susannah: "Let me give you an example that happens in every parents' life if they live where there is winter. It is freezing out. The baby is asleep in the car. If the baby remains in the car, he will freeze. The parents' need to move the baby out of the car and into the house takes precedence over the baby's desire to stay sleep."!

momofhk: "First of all, why do you assume that the baby will necessarily wake up? Secondly, it is the *parent's*, as well as the *baby's* need, to be moved into the house."

Right, because the parents need the baby to not die of cold (rolling eyes). Are you for real?

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:52am

<< You are incorrect. I'm not trying to discredit "archeologically-verified daily life desriptions in the Bible." I'm simply trying to discredit the notion that the enitre bible is a "true", "real", "literal" work of non-fiction. >>


Which has exactly what relevance to this discussion?


Like susannahk2000 said, red herring.

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 9:58am

News flash: There are actually very few people who believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Bible. As far as I know, none of them post here.


So again, exactly who are you arguing with, and why? No one here has said any of those stories are literal, factual, truths. In fact, they've gone to a great deal of trouble to explain the metaphorical meaning of those stories.

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 10:04am

You're making absolutely no sense.


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There is no such thing as a "non-supernatural" God. You can believe in a flawed and changing god with limited consciousness and specific presense, but that god is still supernatural and you have no more evidence that your "God" exists than any other "God". Which makes all your the-bible-isn't-provable debate simply...hypocritical.


Just a quick cut-and-paste from Webster's on "supernatural".


1 : of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe; especially : of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil

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Sat, 08-13-2005 - 10:20am
She already addressed that in her post.

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