SAHM's and Money

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Registered: 04-27-2005
SAHM's and Money
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Fri, 06-23-2006 - 1:57pm
I am a WOHM but have always felt like this, even as a kid. I know it is probably wrong, but it is a strong feeling I have had.
When SAHM's say "I bought this or "I saved MY money for this", I always want to say "YOUR" money? Now, don't get me wrong, my mom was a SAHM and a great one at that but she would get spending money every week, just like I do, while working, but I can't feel technically that it was "HER" money.
Staying home is a hard job, being home today I can say that it is much harder to have a stressful out of the house job AND have kids but it is more physically demanding then my job.
I just feel that any money in the household has been made by the dh and is really "HIS" all the time. He just gives it to his wife to spend. I know this is horrible but I was wondering if anyone else felt this way?

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Registered: 05-17-2006
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:35pm
Yes but in one post you said you weren't allowed to use the internet at work, then in another post when I called you out on it you admitted to posting while at work. The very first post in this thread YOU were at work.
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:36pm
I totally understand about teenagers as I have a neice and nephew. No age is easy, it is just different circumstances.
My neighbor has it made (right now) as she has a 17 yr. old and a 7 yr. old who sleep way past noon and so does she. BUT...she is pregnant so I think all that sleep is going to stop soon-lol!!!!!!
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:37pm
Yes, I was but the other days I was at home. You tried to tell me I was posting on company time and I wasn't all of those times.
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Registered: 03-02-2005
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:42pm
ITA. Today those of us at work worked 7:40am - 6:00pm with only a 15 minute break. Half of the staff was gone due to the holiday tomorrow so we had more work today. Even when everybody is there most days are nonstop.



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Registered: 05-17-2006
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:44pm
No I didnt. I asked you if you were off those days. You said no. I said well you were posting on the internet those days during the hours you said you worked. You did say that some of those days were on your lunch hour. However you also said you couldn't post at work, yet you did. It is really confusing.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 7:45pm
Yep, DH is similar. If I give him a few things and tell him how to do it, he will. Otherwise he feeds them things like left over pancakes, carrots, olives and beets for dinner. Its hysterical the combo's he comes up with. But I won't allow fast food except on really rare occasions so he does pretty well all things considered.
His fall back is our local sushi place which is great and healthy (and relatively cheap, fast, and has great toys).
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 8:01pm
I agree that you can't control illnesses, yours or your childrens'.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 8:02pm
Um, not always.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 8:03pm
All that, all put together, is much less than 40 hours a week.

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Registered: 03-02-2005
Fri, 06-30-2006 - 8:06pm

"Free time at work is not really free time if you still have to be at work."

I agree. If I'm at work during my unpaid lunch hour and one of my customers calls, I have to take the phone. They are my customer so I know the situation and because of the industry I'm in they usually need the answer NOW. If I'm not at work during my lunch break and a problem happens with one of my customers, I could be called on my cell phone about it. We take turns forwarding the calls to our cell phones (since we're available 24/7) so if it's my week to do it I may have to 'work' at any time.




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