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| Mon, 05-01-2006 - 5:18pm |
For all the stay at home moms, yes I'm one of them. I have one question, do you plan on going back to work once all of your children are in Elementary school? Or do you like staying at home and have decided to never work again? I am just curious, my husband and I have talked about it. I am mainly home just for my kids, to be here when they come home from school is nice, but, I tend to get bored easly, so I have decided once my 3 year old enters into Elementary school, I will be going back to work. I have thought and thought about this, my husband is fine if I decide not to work or if I decide to go back and work. We are financially stable so I can choose to stay home if I want. I would be working so i won't be bored, while the kids are at school all day long. I do plan on working part time, so i can be home when they get home from school. I'm not the type to sit around and do nothing all day, right now my kids are home half the day at least my 5 year old is, so I have her, and my youngest to be home for. I just can't envision myself sitting here all day long with no children around, going gee what do i do now, ain't gonna happen.
I'm done rambling, waiting for replies!!!!

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DH was a police officer before my children were born, so the children are used to it. After 9/11, they went for a few months of not seeing DH. But, I looked at the bright side to all of that, if you could say "bright side". They would get to see their Dad again.
Vikki
LOL - but my kids were 4 once. And if you asked them now what *I* was doing when they were 4, chances are they wouldn't remember, anyway.
Carrie
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The whole discussion centers around the sah/woh dynamic being a partnership. You are the one who started talking about the divorce rate. I dont know why.
And you did heavily imply that people are less than honest on these boards, and basically kidding themselves about whether or not their marriage was a partnership.
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
No, arguments can be reasonable. But not if they involve unreasonable tactics such as manipulation and subtle pressure to get one's way.
The only issue we're currently unresolved about it decorating the house. He likes mid-century modern in theory but not at the cost of replacing all the traditional stuff and antiques we've collected/inherited over the years. He also likes the Frank Lloyd Wright look in theory but in reality finds all the wood and stone "too dark." He's very conservative about color but recognizes that with two kids, two cats, two birds, and two dogs, all beige and tan isn't very practical. We end up having stupid arguments about what to buy and end up buying nothing. Which is why we haven't replaced the carpets that have needed replacing since we moved in six years ago and why we have no window treatments in our living room.
Ok I'd rather manipulate than be at an impasse for 6 years.
My DH thinks a reasonable financial contribution to charity is about 10% of what I think is reasonable.
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So dual WOHP marriages aren't partnerships? News to me.
Divorce is definitely related to partnerships and the money card because it can reveal the nature of the partnership and the presence of the money card, but YMMV.
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I've made it quite clear that this board couldn't possibly constitute my frame of reference; it's hard enough to infer what goes on in others' marriages, and it's even harder online. As to whether people kid themselves and aren't candid IRL, I've found both quite common, but again, YMMV.
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