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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And ... even if her private school fell under district regulations ... district regulations aren't LAW.
While her district may have a policy against corporal punishment, it wouldn't be *against the law* to use corporal punishment. Just like, at my school, there is a policy against midriff baring tops ... but it isn't against the law for a child to wear it.
I think it is perfectly *okay* and *normal* and *expected* for parents to "fail" at times. And failing at times doesn't mean one is a failure as a parent."
Thank god for that.
I'm not sure how that answers the question of never putting him in the position of having the chance
PumpkinAngel
My 8 year old begs now to sit in the cart.
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I disagree, often it's the law.
PumpkinAngel
Very good point. And the use of "natural consequences" with a spouse is going to be interpreted as passive/aggressive divorce-bait. And the two groups that have disciplinary power over other adults- bosses and law enforcement- are allowed methods that are forbidden to parents. Any parent who "fired" a child would be jailed for abandonment. And any parent who "jailed" a child by locking them in the house for months or years would themselves be jailed for child abuse.
All in all, I don't think it works to try to draw lessons about acceptable parent>child interaction by observing acceptable adult>adult interaction because there is no adult>adult relationship that is remotely similar. And that's including all the adults who say "he was like a father to me" about some mentor they had, because even a "like a father" adult>adult relationship is only literally like a father in one small aspect.
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