SAH/WOH - Why?

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Registered: 11-18-2005
SAH/WOH - Why?
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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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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 12:21am
Ah again, totally pathetic.
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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 1:48am
Yup. I'm also not opposed to a football or fireman's carry for a youngster that won't stick close. I have slung John over my shoulder or under my arm when he wouldn't cooperate otherwise.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 1:53am
Well, let's face it; Bush is one of the few people who is a bigger idiot than Dobson.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:02am

I've babysat for days at a time over the years for my ex and his wife. They spank. They have always told me that I have their permission to spank.

I have never spanked. If they ever ask, I simply tell them we encountered no situations where I felt spanking was warranted. Whether or not they might have spanked in such a situation is utterly meaningless to me. Doesn't mean I don't discipline, nor that their kids run roughshod over me. I simply don't spank their kids.

If I were a nanny and my employers told me I could spank, that doesn't mean I *would* spank. As a caregiver, I operate under the presumption that I was chosen as a caregiver based on my ability to care for children adequately and with that comes a good deal of trust in my ability to make good judgment calls. If the employers don't think I can be trusted to make my own decisions wrt discipline to the point that they micromanage situations in which I *must* spank, then I'm the wrong choice of caregiver. I'd never provide care for someone who rendered a list of "thou shalts" wrt to discipline that failed to consider individual circumstances. If they don't trust me enough to judge such situations outside of a to-do list, then they don't trust me enough to entrust their children to my care. Period.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:04am
LOL....Lord, if John and I hadn't been permitted to use sarcasm, we'd never have spoken once he turned about 10 :)

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:07am
Well, I must be the most negligent parent on the board. Once John turned about 6, I always sent HIM to return the cart.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:17am
I've also offered to take carts for parents of small children. As you said, it's a simple solution and it often means a good deal to a parent who feels pulled two ways in such a situation.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:20am
Excuse me, but I'm totally calling foul on that remark. ONE person said that, not all non-spankers, and I think it's beyond low and tacky to smear us all because one poster pissed you off. That's a crap method of debate, Hollie, and I wouldn't have thought you capable of behaving like that.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:25am

Unless you're in Maryland, in which case, you would be subject to a $55 fine and a point on your license.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0105/202361.html

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Tue, 02-28-2006 - 2:28am
There's no reason to report CM, unlike the track record of other posters. And if ivillage were actually stupid enough to ban her, it's not like this is the only place CM posts. Although it's cute that you think it is.

Karen


"Terry manages to hand the bag off to Ruth Marie, who takes off in the most mincing sprint you have ever seen in your life. She does her best, but she runs like she's got a pink parasol in one hand and an inhaler in the other."


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, Survivor: Exile Island



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Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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