so sick of hearing....

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so sick of hearing....
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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

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:11pm
okk.... all I wondered was you said "obviously it has an effect on you" and I didn't know what the "it" was you were referring. Sometimes b/c this board moves so fast I try to quote the original post within my reply just to keep it all straight...

 

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Registered: 07-18-2007
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:11pm
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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:11pm

No I think 5 is a perfect age for children to start school.

 

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:12pm

"I guess you need to read the post you put in reply to the post that I put that caused me to post this one."

guess I do... I feel like this is the message board version of a french farce where doors open and close and identities are mistaken and at some point the butler ends up with a trashcan on his head or something....

 

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:13pm

How does one's presence on the board relate to how any of the issues discussed might affect them? There are some of us who come here for entertainment, or because we've gotten to know people people here and enjoy hearing their ideas. After a while, the debate itself really isn't all that gripping anymore.

For me, it's kinda like hanging out with my friends at Starbucks, even though I think their coffee sucks. ;-)


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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:15pm

"After a while, the debate itself really isn't all that gripping anymore"

should I switch the topic to pool covers just for old time's sake? ;-)
I come here for the debate, and definitely to read posts by posters I enjoy -- PKA, PNJ, Mr.Furley, IamFine, and you yourself among many others -- we're a fun smart funny bunch. I like chiming in... it's ....what I do.

 

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:15pm

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okay. so it affects mkatherine enough for HER to chime in, but not you? you just chime in because you have nothing better to do every day?

Carole

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:16pm
Sheesh Carole I guess by now we should know that if she wants our opinion she'll give it to us... huh?

 

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:23pm

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 3:25pm

We also had to give up half our income and future income.

 

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