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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Registered: 10-18-2003
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 2:55pm

<<where do you park to pick up your child for a doctor apptmt? >>


We often can find a space for something like this. Our lots aren't *reserved* for teachers, but they fit barely more than the teachers' cars. But I've often had to park on the street for this.


<<where do you park for a class program? >>


With over 600 kids in the school, the cost to purchase land and maintain the lot for that many parents would be infeasible. Even if it is just a grade-level program, you're talking 100 kids, so about that many parents. Again, not feasible. A specific "class" program? Ehh, you might find a spot; you might have to park on the street.


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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Registered: 10-18-2003
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 2:56pm
We have four levels of school .... Elementary is PreK-5. Middle is 6-7. Junior High is 8-9 and High School is 10-12.

The JACKAL


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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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Wed, 07-27-2005 - 3:20pm

There are quite

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 3:28pm

Not to mention that those of us who do not have generous paid leave packages also manage to figure it out somehow. I just took two weeks of upaid leave to take my family on vacation.

Monday was a state holiday. Day camp was closed, but I still had to work. My kids spent the day with my mother, who they adore. She took them to a parade and a festival.

Even when it *is* a stretch for parents to cover time off from school, it can still be a positive for the children.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 3:44pm
Where's the "green with envy" icon?
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 3:58pm
We park on the street to pick up our kids if they're sick or if we attend a school program. We don't have U-shaped designated pick-ups in front of our schools. The youngest school in our town was probably built in the late 50s. No parking lot at one school, tiny parking lots at the other schools.
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Wed, 07-27-2005 - 4:33pm

But then, as PNJ would say ......look at what we pay in taxes. (to me, 100% worth it :-))

Laura

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Registered: 12-07-2004
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 4:34pm

I not only am using the air purifier but I started a home based biz marketing them which is why I haven't been posting. I have been absolutely swamped, but loving every minute of it. I bought 4 air purifiers and discovered that I only needed one or two - I have one upstairs and one down although it probably isn't necessary. My son has not used his asthma meds in weeks and he sleeps without snoring now. Not to mention that I only have to dust every other week! There was only one occasion in the Spring that he had an asthma attack and that was at school - he'd been outside playing at recess and there was a ton of pollen in the air. After that incident, I started having him carry a personal purifier with him. It goes on a rope around the neck - each of the kids have one so that wherever we are, they can breathe clean air. Previous years, Spring has been a nightmare for my son. I can't describe how good it feels to hear him breathe normally. I used to almost cry watching him sleep - tossing and turning, stopping breathing, snoring like a trucker. I think it was more painful for us than it was him! I had no idea how polluted our indoor air is - it is amazing, but according to many reliable sources, indoor air is worse than outdoor air.

Nick

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Registered: 12-07-2004
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 4:41pm

Well na na on her! My dh was very supportive of exclusive and extended breast feeding - understanding the benefits. I can't imagine that most dhs wouldn't be if they truly believed it to be beneficial. Now, I wish I could say that my children have been completely healthy, but as many on this board know, it is not so. My son has severe allergy induced asthma and my dd was recently hospitalized due to a very resilient virus and as such now has a compromised immune system. They were both exclusively breast fed (as in no formula or milk from bottles, but they did get juice in cups)and dd didn't wean until she was over 3 years of age, gosh she was very close to 4.

Nick

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Registered: 12-07-2004
Wed, 07-27-2005 - 4:43pm

Thanks, my mom is pretty amazing. Yes, my iron levels are almost normal. I have been going for my weekly phlebotomies, but will go to maintenance mode likely by mid August or early September. Maintenance will mean, like you, I can give blood 3 or 4 times per year to keep it normal.

Nick

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