Is the SAHM the new status symbol?
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Is the SAHM the new status symbol?
| Tue, 09-23-2003 - 10:36pm |
In the 70's and 80's women fought to get into the workforce (the whole Ms. magazine generation)...and then the tide turned in the late 1990's when more women started to stay home by choice. Now, it seems like being a SAHM is a status symbol....and superior to being a working mom.
Kat

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I have a daily housekeeper. I plan out her week in advance (the Friday before which is also pay day and the time we sit down & discuss next week --if I'm unavailable, out of town, etc then we do it at another time before the following week or per phone or her email. Her checks are at the accountant's office to pick up). I may change, alter, omit, add things randomly through the week as I see fit or needs to be done. When we are entertaining or hosting a big event in our home major changes & discussion have to take place obviously.
I have a lawn tech who takes care of all outdoors. They usually work 3 days a week. More if I'm hosting a garden or pool party.
Then we have the pool cleaned every morning. That one is simple. They show up. Check is sent monthly.
I have a lady who comes in to cook for us. 3 dinners a week. More if I ask. Meals other than just dinner if I ask. Again, if I'm entertaining or hosting, that all changes. But it isn't the same 3 days every week. She also goes to the super market, goes picks up fresh fruits, vegetables, goes to buy the organic foods, etc. So I have to get with her every week on not only her schedule but also the meal planning, the shopping list as I have a say in all of it, unless I say, surprise me.
The nanny doesn't work every day, those hours/days vary by what we are doing, when I need her, etc. Again, I have to get with her.
So, while it isn't a huge block of time, these functions *do* take some time to coordinate.
Selective squeamishness can cost a lot of money, not to mention resources.
I'd rather be home trying a new recipe or making a quilt than at work, that's for sure.
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