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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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What I find troubling is that these women want to go ahead and make Mom believe that yes, if you had SAH we wouldn't have had these problems! At least that is what it sounds like...
I know my Dad once was apologizing to us for some marital issues that he had with my Mom. He was really feeling like this had ruined our lives or something. I hadn't even thought about those issues in years & years. It affected me in the moment but because I was a child I was able to move on a lot easier than apparently he had! Anyway, no parent is perfect. What is the point in saying "What if? What if?" Maybe in cases of abuse or actual neglect. But just for every day ordinary things like WOH or having children witness moments of unhappiness in a marriage...what is the point?
But Nick,
Here MY mom regrets she focused too much on SAH, failed at providing for us financially, and left us in a MUCH worse position when our dad died, than if she had worked.
Mondo
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I just made arrangements to WOH on Tues/Thursdays - at my brother's office.
Mondo
<<So I get to go shopping (JC Penneys is the only place with clothes my size WAHHHH)>>
It is not ... try this http://catherines.charmingshoppes.com/storelocator/index.asp
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
"But <> we just don't get as much snow as we used to."
I live in the "great white north" and my poor DS has only ever had one snow day in 5 years of going to school. I'm sure he wishes we had more of them!
There's a Catherine's right nearby.
Mondo
Catherine's used to have a counterpart called Added Dimensions. I loved that store. I haven't shopped at Catherine's itself. Part of what I loved about AD was they had a lot of stuff in 14-16 ... I was right on the cusp of not being able to shop in the normal departments.
I found a great store in Dallas called Ashley Stewart. No locations in San Diego though and no online catalog. Bought two pairs of capris and two 3/4 length fitted s hirts that fit like they were made for me (with the exception of the length on the capris). But I don't think
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
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