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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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>>a handicapped child will never,ever have a chance to meet benchmark if we concentrate evenly with the child who soars.<<
How exactly have you made that conclusion?
but i think of school as a starting block for some (not all) of life lessons,lois......i grew up with parents who always taught stick with it,take the good with the bad. i would imagine that hypocritical if they evaluated our education only to determine that it wasn't a good fit and moved to the local public school. we were always held accountable for our academic success,never ever school. in fact,my biggest memory with school probably was the catholic influence moreso than academics. perhaps my child's memories will be just the opposite - more concentration on academic standards,little else..i don't know.
public schools get unwarranted bad raps,imo. thanks.
I did not say all parents do that, just telling you about a couple I know.
Years ago people stayed together for the kids or other things even if they were unhappy. While I don't think you should stay together if you ARE unhappy, I think some people don't give marriage a chance. It is not easy being married and it is work and some people don't understand that.
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