How will the economy affect WOH/SAH?
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How will the economy affect WOH/SAH?
| Wed, 02-11-2009 - 1:09pm |
How do you think the economy will affect decisions by women to stay at home versus work? With so many people losing jobs, do you think more women will be forced back into a job to help out (or take over) family finances? Is SAH parenting

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>>Are these rational "choices"?<<
What I responded to was having a choice, to work or to stay home, was a luxury. "Choices" not "rational choices". What is rational is often times subjectve.
>>Is it truly a choice if by WOH, your family pays more in childcare costs than you bring home?<<
This was my point as well, until a few ppl said the luxury is in the chocie. Choice alone is not a luxury, it's a right. So, no, I don't believe it's rational to pay out more in child care then I bring in, but someone else might feel it is. Maybe this person wants to build a career and feels the time taken off of work will hurt her in the long run. You just never know.
>>Is it truly a choice if one parent can SAH if the family goes on welfare or other social programs?<<
Well, many ppl do this. What you consider rational doesn't effect some other ppls choices, it just the perspective changes. The choice is obviously still present.
And to turn this a little bit, what if the person "A" doesn't work because she would pay out more if day care then she made. Because of this though, she then qualifies for public assistance? My point being there are too many variables and what you feel is rational, the next person may not. In the end, the choice is still there for each and every peron in the United States. So, the ability to make chocies is not a luxury at all, it's the norm and our right to do so. Just because one doesn't agree with the choice someone else made, doesn't mean their choice suddenly becomes a luxury.
While I do not care if everyone thinks that my kids turned out great, I do care a bit about what others think. The qualities that I like for my adult children to have are I think pretty standard qualities that I think that most people want for their kids. If absolutely no one else saw those qualities in my kids than it would mean that I was wrong and my children did not have those qualities. So it is nice having good feedback from those who do see those qualities.
But I have no way of knowing what everyone feels about my kids I only know what the people who have shared that info with me think. So I would never make a statement such as "Every one thinks my kids are great".
"i find it amusing that we parents can go on and on about what's good,what's better,why it is we sat in classrooms when in the end,is all you did really going to matter to your kid? (rhetorical or not)"
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