SAH/WOH - Why?
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SAH/WOH - Why?
| Mon, 02-20-2006 - 7:41am |
I am sure this has been done before but I was wondering this in light of recent posts lately.
Why did you decide to sah/woh?
Was it a choice or something expected of you?
Was your plan to sah/woh though out or impulsive? Long-term or short-term?

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No, in this case, the invitation said it was for a sleepover, beginning at 4 that day and ending at 10 the next day.
The girl who invited the boys for a sleepover did it without her parents' knowledge (the invitation said it was a bowling party, but the girl also invited a few kids to spend the night, kind of like what you're talking about). As soon as the parents heard about it, they quickly nixed the idea of boys. So that was just a mixup, but it may have contributed to the confusion of the boy's mom in this case thinking that the girls' parents would be okay with this.
My kids are going to a co-ed sleepover late next month.
PumpkinAngel
Sure it does. Your family of four will be driving 4 cars. My family of four will be driving 2 cars. And that's even without considering the SUV you drive, your inability to carpool or use public transportation, and the considerably greater distances you drive.
Those things are your choice, but I don't think you should kid yourself that you don't have any more effect on your community than the family who drives fewer cars/cars that get better gas mileage, carpools, uses public transportation, or simply drives fewer miles than you do.
Why is it significant?
PumpkinAngel
PumpkinAngel
I thought you said it was about convenience and your ability to buy cars for them?
There are other parents who feel this decision is about something more. Certainly, it is not their business to tell you what to do, but I think you are mistaken in thinking that buying cars for your kids has no effect on anybody else.
Here are a few links on how consumerism affects society:
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Consumption/Effects.asp
http://troy.gnn.tv/blogs/2620/The_effects_of_consumerism_on_youth
http://www.enough.org.uk/enough08.htm
http://www.westland.net/venice/art/cronk/consumer.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0111_040112_consumerism.html
http://www.altruists.org/ideas/society/consumerism/
Not that I think you'll read any of these seriously.
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