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: 08-25-2008
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:38pm

If this is the study I"m thinking of, this isn't due to SAH/WOH.

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Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:39pm

the only thing i compare SAH is if i WOH.

It's the only valid comparison there is.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:40pm

How is a major surgery in any way an "uncomplicated natural birth"?

I think that by uncomplicated she means not necessitating major intervention, and by natural she means vaginal.

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Registered: 08-25-2008
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:45pm

My opinoin is skewed here because every housewife I know is a housewife so she can do volunteer work and that is something that is of value.

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Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:47pm

The link did not work. The only link that worked was to an abstract of Bernal's study.

From this article:

"Harvey also suggested that the amount of hours worked was not as significant as the quality of parenting the children receive while their parents are home."

This is a point that has been made many times here.

However, there is no reference in the article to the actual research, i.e. who was studied, how were they studied and how were these conclusions reached. On it's face, I find it quite hard to believe. Who trains a baby anyway?

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Registered: 02-24-2009
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 4:52pm

Quite apart from which the results of K readiness tests are not necessarily good indicators of general cognitive skills. If that is what the studies used as the measure, I would be quite doubtful of its conclusions.

Then there are, of course, also obstinate mothers like me who refuse to drill their kids in this nonsense. It made no difference to the kid's cognitive skills.

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Sun, 05-03-2009 - 5:37pm

I believe every one has dignity and worth, but for a different reason.

But that is not what CLW has said, she has stated that the act of being a sahp is not worth much *to her* - vs the person being a wohp. She does not say that the *person* who sah is worth nothing.

I happen to disagree with her premise- as I think it isn't that black and white. I don't think there is a universal best. There is too much in the individual details of a particular family to determine which is best for that particular family. (Although in some families it is easier to tell than others)

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Sun, 05-03-2009 - 5:49pm
Yes, of course, but I'm not sure what your point is.
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Registered: 01-18-2005
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 5:50pm

Maybe you understood her to clarify that a SAHM is of no value "to her", but that is not what she wrote in black and white.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Sun, 05-03-2009 - 5:50pm

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ITA. Individuals families decide what lifestyle they prefer, and they work toward that goal. As long as needs are met and the people involved are happy, it really doesn't matter *why* a person chooses to work or stay home or whether they could have earned more/less. Different people place different value on different things and experiences. And as long as they aren't dependent on welfare for their choice, that value difference is okay.

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