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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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accept when parents of the current student sit at your team meeting telling you that they have another child coming up and they REALLY hope that you're their teacher.
OR when parents tell each other how "lucky" they are to be on the "B" team with that group of teachers.
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I would much more trust someone who's been there, done that with almost 16 years parenting experience (also with a special needs child) than someone who has one child under the age of 5.
Experience is a KEY part of parenting. I'm surprised that you don't see that as a teacher.
Carole
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Is this another example of attack on someone's character that you were speaking of earlier?
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No actually it's called a rebuttal in a debate.
PumpkinAngel
I agree, I also think one can't judge the quality of the parent by the working status either.
PumpkinAngel
I have borrowed money when I couldn't afford to buy something, yes.
PumpkinAngel
Curious....how do you know it was a big ticket item that they had to borrow money for?
PumpkinAngel
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