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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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:20pm

<<First of all she said post on other boards about this topic.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:21pm

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:21pm

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:24pm

It's not by lack of trying, I have asked numerous questions that have simply gone unanswered.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 11-22-2000
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:26pm
Or maybe not.LOL I stayed at home for almost 4 years and I still don't see where she's coming from.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:27pm

I have done both.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:30pm

Different people, different experiences.


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 11-22-2000
Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:31pm
Exactly.

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:32pm

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Wed, 08-22-2007 - 4:32pm

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