If you hadn't had kids...

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Registered: 04-23-2004
If you hadn't had kids...
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Thu, 05-20-2004 - 10:34pm
And your dh made enough $$ to support both of you comfortably, do you think you would be working?

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:08pm

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Why would a job prevent that?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 02-23-2004
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:09pm
I believe I did answer, more than once :o)
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:09pm
I would, but I don't know how.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:09pm
They won't have to list it on their college or job applications?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-18-2004
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:12pm
Maybe they'll be more interested in women with big BBs.

Mondo

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:18pm
Litigation parallels are certainly there, LOL. I was just thinking I do a lot less teaching of DS and a lot more time polishing my oral arguments the older he gets!
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Registered: 05-28-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:19pm
My question to you that you haven't answered is whether it was you and your dh's plan to have him come home from a full day of WOH then make dinner, clean the house, and do the laundry?

You keep saying that he didn't and doesn't expect you to do those things, but if not you then he must have to do them. I realize that I keep harping on this, but IMO, it's not a BAD thing for the WOH spouse to expect those things from the SAH spouse if there are no kids and the SAH spouse isn't heavily involved in out-of-the-house activities. I mean, you said yourself that you do do those things. There's a reason for it, right? Won't you feel a little weird if you left them for your dh to do after work?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:22pm
"clearly paretn-child interaction isn't as much of a priority now is it, especially if one spends 40+ hours away from their children by choice."

I guess you're right. I choose to pay the mortgage and provide my family with health insurance. Silly me.

And I can guarantee you, the care I used for my son when he was young was never impersonal. His family day care provider moved 2,000 miles away a few years ago, and we are all still close friends. Your "impersonal" comment was insulting to many.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:39pm
If you are a bad mother for giving your baby EBM, then I must be unspeakable, for having had children *knowing* that I would never be able to BF.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-25-2004 - 4:44pm
LOL!

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