Kids as an "excuse" to stay home

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
Kids as an "excuse" to stay home
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Fri, 08-15-2008 - 2:16pm

No one would likely ever admit to this...but what percentage of women who stay at home, and have no plans to ever return to the work force, or to do more than work PT...stay home because of the kids, but also for the major fact that they simply don't want to work?


I don't love my job every second, and there's definitely jobs out there that I don't think I could get out of bed for every day. But the idea of never working again, and being completely dependent on my spouse...kind of blows my mind. I realize not everyone's of the same ilk, and one's not better than the other.


I do wonder how many of the women who go on and on about how great it is to be home with the kids, are primarily just relieved to not have to punch the clock every day in addition to being mom.


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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-24-2008
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 8:58am
I don't know his salary??
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-24-2008
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:09am

How are PKA's financial goals higher than EGDs?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:26am
When?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:26am

Well hey, I thought if you could respond in the extreme, all's fair in me responding in the extreme.

PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:27am

Exactly.


PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:28am
Congrats!
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iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:29am

Who said it was taboo?


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PumpkinAngel

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:30am
Why did you think you would WOH after you had children?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-03-2008
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:30am
You say that as if egd has a choice.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-22-2008 - 9:30am

Na, that's not true....it's 95% support of whatever works for one's family, not a sah/woh divide.


PumpkinAngel

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