Militants - are they for real?

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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: 03-24-2009
Tue, 04-21-2009 - 11:46pm

No, you haven't even given personal experience.

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 12:17am

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So you say.

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Registered: 07-23-2003
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 12:22am

I am honestly confused.

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Wed, 04-22-2009 - 5:00am
Actually, I mostly do chores when dd IS home. She talks non-stop and I can listen to her and talk to her while I do dishes, cook etc. It would seem nutty to me to use the time she is in school for that. I can't work or study while she talks, so those are the things I try to do when she is not around.
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Registered: 02-24-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 5:07am

No, you didn't at all. You said a parent should be with the kids, then said this did not mean being with the kids 24/7. This leaves the obvious question of when do you think it is acceptable for a parent NOT to be with the child?

It is not clear at all what you mean by "expected" and "probable" in this context. As written that could cover almost any circumstance. Let's say I work and commute 60 hours a week (I don't and never have, this is an example), then it would be expected and probable that I be with my child the remaining 108 hours of the week. However, I don't think that is what you mean.

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Registered: 04-21-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 5:29am

I'm sure that I didn't say that.

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Registered: 04-21-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 5:35am

so how does one prepare BEFORE having a child?

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Registered: 04-21-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 5:37am

I guess we're finding out that "not all responses are created equal", huh?

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Registered: 03-31-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 6:47am

What answer would you be looking for? Women posting stated no planning will save a stay at home mom. They also determined being independently wealthy won't guarantee anything either. How exactly would you like me to answer? The answer has already be given by working mothers and their advocates. No one can guarantee they can stay home.


Responses indicate no personal answer I give will be acceptable.

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Registered: 03-31-2009
Wed, 04-22-2009 - 6:55am

"No, you haven't even given personal experience."


Concerning my views of working mothers, yes, I have.


"You've just made blanket statements.

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