Militants - are they for real?

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Militants - are they for real?
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Tue, 04-14-2009 - 6:59pm

Someone on another board posted this link.
http://blogs.babycenter.com/celebrities/2009/04/12/dr-laura-says-all-moms-should-stay-at-home/?scid=momstodd_20090414_A:2&pe=2U8vYLf
It's about Dr. Laura saying that all women should be SAHMs until the child is at least 3 years old.

Whether we're talking about working or staying at home, I can't quite wrap my head around what is going on inside the brains of people that apply the phrase "all women should".

Do you think militants are actually serious, or just trying to get a rise out of others?

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Registered: 02-22-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 1:49pm

We just got married. If we waited 15 years to have kids, I'd be 52!!!

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Registered: 02-22-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 1:51pm

>> I had kids in my twenties, and I have a 2yo now at almost 40....it was a hell of a lot easier in my twenties! lol. The sleep deprivation alone, was much easier to handle when I was younger, <<

*cries*

The sleep deprivation is the thing I am most worried about. I could deal with few hours of sleep when I was in my mid-20s, when my older two were small. Now, not so much.

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
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Registered: 02-22-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 1:56pm

>> I believe that life can screw up a plan. I believe that there are NO ABSOLUTES in life decisions. That we can't control it all. And I have not seen proof otherwise. <<

In fact, I have ONLY seen proof that proves your point.

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
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Registered: 02-22-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 1:58pm

Yeah... if a financial advisor told me that, I'd wonder what they'd been smoking.

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Registered: 02-22-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 1:59pm

>> (freezing sperm, <<

I missed that!

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?

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Why hide your light under a bushel of bears, I ask you?
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 2:13pm

and the WOHM i know whose kids are latch key.

 

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 2:21pm

Most women I know who work intended to work in some capacity when they had children, but that's certainly not meant to imply that there aren't many people who intended to SAH and circumstances made it impossible.

My personal opinion is that it is a good idea to financially plan as though you (general "you") are going to try to SAH, even if you plan to WOH. That way if you change your mind, you are more likely to have that option. It's when a person plans from the beginning to WOH and then decides they'd rather SAH that things are less likely to work out. KWIM?

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 2:27pm
If she can't afford after-school care and can't afford to not work, then I'm not sure what she's expected to do with the children unless someone is willing to watch them for free every weekday after school.
That's very sad and unfortunate, since it sounds like they could really use the structure and supervision.
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Registered: 05-06-2007
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 2:37pm
Yep. Her too. Way better parent than us. THEYYYYYY SAH. We WOH.

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Registered: 04-22-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 3:05pm
With the exception of being with your child all day.

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