SAH IS HARMFUL!!!

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Registered: 12-12-2002
SAH IS HARMFUL!!!
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Thu, 07-08-2004 - 11:32am

Or at least this woman thinks so.

Okmrsmommy-36, CPmom to DD-16 and DS-14

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Registered: 06-30-2004
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:36pm
Oh how I envy you! I would LOVE to buy an old house and redo the whole thing! It is a lot of work but it is so rewarding in the end. Our town is full of those big old houses that I would just love to get my hands on but dh would rather cut off all his appendages than take on a project like that! Good luck to you and dh on getting yours done!
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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:36pm
This is supposed to go under paige&hannahs post.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:38pm
I see I should just have read Hollie's post above.
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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:43pm
I think alot of men like to feel like the old fashioned "I am taking care of my woman & family" man. "MY" money will be used for the IMPORTANT things like a roof over our head. And alot of woman like to feel like there are being taken care of and take pleasure in pointing out how their money could be thrown to the wind as it is not going towards anything important like an electric bill. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such great pains to point out how the money is divided, accounted, used, not used and played with. KWIM?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:47pm
ITA.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:52pm
It's terribly un-PC for either the husband or wife to have those feelings, but as long as they're on the same page, what's the harm?
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Registered: 03-30-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:57pm
I'd love to have a fix up old home, but I can't see my hubby doing that or agreeing to it. First thing I said to my hubby when we found out we were moving south is that I wanted an old home. He said no, he wants to buy brand spanking new. Oh well.

Edited 7/27/2004 6:58 pm ET ET by coconutpalms


Edited 7/27/2004 7:01 pm ET ET by coconutpalms

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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 6:59pm
Like I said in an above post, I personaly believe that when it is discussed that wife's $$ is play $$ it is because alot of men like to feel like the old fashioned "I am taking care of my woman & family" man. "MY" money will be used for the IMPORTANT things like a roof over our head. And alot of woman like to feel like there are being taken care of and take pleasure in pointing out how their money could be thrown to the wind as it is not going towards anything important like an electric bill. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such great pains to point out how the money is divided, accounted, used, not used and played with.

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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 7:06pm
I absolutely agree! <<<<>>> More specifically isn't it my "right" as a woman? LOL

BTW, How are you doing? My computer has been down off & on for the past month and we just got a new one. That's why I have beeen MIA. How are you feeling. Has the indegestion let up any? Take care!

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Registered: 11-12-2003
Tue, 07-27-2004 - 7:06pm

I would more likely say my parenthood gives me the right to SAH in conjunction with my spouse's approval.

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