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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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Can't that happen in a family with a sahp, too? There's no guarantee that the sah parent won't be out at the country club leaving the kids with the nanny. So, her point is not a very convincing one. Good parents, regardless of work status, are good parents, and materialism is not tied to work status.
you know one of the things that meant the most to my kids? after the separation, I was able to scrape together about $140 -- two nights lodging in a small, rinky-dink motel in Wildwood, NJ. We ate at the early-bird specials -- and as cheaply as possible. I only had $5 to give each kid to spend on the boardwalk. But ya know what? I am so proud of myself for making that trip happen. And we created some wonderful memories.
Carole
I truly is those moments that make it bearable. I remember how I made Liza a full part of choosing my jeep -- we testdrove all sorts of cars together and had a blast and when we drove off the lot with the jeep (me feeling So proud at the deal I negotiated all on my own!) we were just giggling with excitement and Liza said "momma we should tell the world to LOOKOUT cuz we're in a BIG Jeep with BIG wheels!"
we still say that over three years later!
Yes. We. Did.
in the district that i work in there are MANY parents like that. one parent got miffed at us because we NEEDED her to come in to talk about her daughter's lack of progress -- she was reluctant to reschedule her tennis lesson.....
Carole
No I attended a state university and have a B.
Shari mother to
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