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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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Yes. We. Did.
<<When I say 'you' I mean it in a general term. We have been posting here for days stating that there are folks out there who would rather work 80+ hours a week to afford fancy cars and houses than to spend time with their kids.
PumpkinAngel
That's one thing I make sure I tell all of my dc parents, the brand new parents especially.
No matter how terrific of a provider you have, or how many hours a day they spend with them..they NEVER forget who MOM is.
That's a fact.
Sue
actually her stance is overpowering when it allows for no other options. Her stance is that sah is the only way to raise kids -- paraphrasing, sure, but her viewpoint comes through loud & clear.
What it doesn't take into account is that MANY of us have been parenting a LONG, LONG time...I've been a parent for 16 years and I have 3 children. One of those is a special needs child. I've been a wohm the ENTIRE time.
Don't you think that after 16 YEARS and 3 children (now 4 with the addition of my step-daughter) that I just might KNOW how to go about this thing we call parenting????
Carole
So AGAIN, what about the wohd whose wife is sah? Is it okay if HE works 80 hours per week? There are a few sahms on this board whose dh's work those kinds of hours.
Carole
We'll add it to the list.
You work 80+ hours a week to afford fancy cars and houses rather
PumpkinAngel
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