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so sick of hearing....
| Mon, 08-06-2007 - 1:34pm |
hello everyone!! i just read the cnn article on how burnt out and guilty the working mom is...and how hard it is to incorparate "quality" time...and all i can say is WILL YOU COME OFF IT PLEASE!! i work-40 hours a week; sometimes 6 days a week to get all my hours...and i have 2 children-7 and 3...and you know what-every day during the school year, i walk my dd to school...i volunteer at my dds school-in her classroom and on field trips-i have the last 2 years and plan to do more of the same this coming year...i keep the house clean-do the dishes and laundry, go grocery shopping, etc. and you know what-neither of my kids feel slighted. we just took a week long vacation where we went to an amusement park and then to visit my sil for a few days...they have a lil shallow pool-and i go "swimming" with them often-usually before i go off to the adult world of work...we go on shopping trips with my mom and visit a cousin who has a huge pool and the adults play cards outside on the deck when the kids swim...we play games, we take walks, we go to parks...it just boggles my mind. yes i get tired-and yes there are days i wish i didnt have to go in to work...but then theres days that i cant wait until i go in-some women are meant to stay at home and theyre happy doing it...and some women are meant to work outside the home-i need that adult stimulation-i need my friends and my friends are all behind that deli counter with me...again i dont feel my kids are slighted in the least-my own mom was a stay at homer and she didnt volunteer at school and we never took the kinds of trips and outings my kids are lucky enough to have on a regular basis...i dont feel guilty when im at work-i dont think being a working mom hurts my kids...im getting sick and tired of hearing how unhappy working moms are, or how guilty i should feel cuz im not with my kids 24/7...maybe im the exception...or maybe the media focuses too much on the exceptions and a lot of working mommies feel like me...??? take care!!
joanne
maman2goons@yahoo.com
joanne
maman2goons@yahoo.com

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Some still do. My DD1 best friend in high school's parents divorced the summer after she graduated from high school.
The reason you do not hear much of "Staying together for the children" any more is because many people have realized that that is not always in the best interest of the children to stay toegther. Sometimes "Divorcing for the children" is a better choice.
If my child made a commitment to a sports team, I would expect him to honor the commitment to finish the season, of course. If he got bored on the job, I suppose that he would quit and/or find a job that doesn't bore him. Why should he work at a boring job when there are fascinating ones out there?
A school is a whole different proposition. I don't know any parent who doesn't want his or her child to have the best possible education. I don't see why anyone should settle for a mediocre or unsuitable alternative when there are other options available.
Edited 9/1/2007 10:55 am ET by sehorse
No I didn't. Nor have many of the other now-WOHMs that I know.
Sure, the money was nice and we spent it ... but we could have easily "made it" without my income.
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