SAH parenting- "job" or not?
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SAH parenting- "job" or not?
| Thu, 12-15-2005 - 9:29am |
SAH parenting- "job" or not?
- Yes- it's a job (I'm a SAHM/D)
- No- it's not a job (I'm a SAHM/D)
- Yes- it's a job (I'm a WOHM/D)
- No- it's not a job (I'm a WOHM/D)
- Obligatory 'Other'
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I agree. I have one who didn't care who was holding him and one who hated to held by anyone, including me. Dylan even slept in the dcp's assistant lap at naptime in the rocking chair because he didn't like sleeping alone. Dylan was the one who insisted on co-sleeping, not me. The girls all slept in our room for at least 4 months (Joy for 10 months but not our bed. And they napped in the living room on the floor until they started to not to stay put on the blanket. Then they napped in their cribs. Dylan never slept alone until he moved out of our room at age 4. He had to be touching someone while asleep. Drove me crazy for 2 years until he moved to his own bed in our room.
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
True. Because this is a print medium, I have a tendancy to forget that not everyone is as "vertially challenged" (as my 2 oldest put it--they are 5 ft tall at almost 28 and 25) as we are. Dh is 5'7" and I'm 5'3".
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
Even Dylan's karate class has parent volunteers who help with the lessons, take the money, sign in the students, etc. With 15+ students, ages 6 and up, in each 45 minute class, if it wasn't for the parents volunteering, no instruction would be given.
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
I don't know how the upper belt classes are run. Dylan is a 3rd degree yellow belt. He will graduate to orange belt in January which will also have parent volunteers. His classes are held at a church, not a formal dojo. White through orange belt classes are held at the church. I don't know where the upper classes are taught.
Chris
The truth may be out there but lies are in your head. Terry Pratchett
Same experience here. Ds sinse (sp?) keeps stressing taht this is a FAMILY activity. He wants the parents and siblings all taking classes together. Not only do the fanilies take classes, help with classes, etc, we also have BBQs and parties for all the families once a month. If I took my ds to a class and they said parents wait in the lobby, I would run far far away.
Susan
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Why? Her instructor needed total attention. The lobby is right in front with a 2 way mirror. I could stand there and watch her. Even if I couldn't I would not run far away. It is her instructional time...not time for her to be watching me watching her.
It depends on how you view the activity. In the dojo ds is at, it is considered a family activity, so staying in the lobby would not make the activity family oriented. As a matter of fact, sinse gets mad at parents who don't stay and participate or at least watch. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with watching from the lobby (I know at baton twirling, the coach has had to have words with some of parents because they talk too loud or try to interfere with the class), but it's just not for us personally.
Susan
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