Staying at home a choice??
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Staying at home a choice??
| Sun, 04-29-2007 - 6:46am |
The author of this article thinks most mothers go to work because they want to, not because they have to.
"Most parents from two-parent families today do have a choice when it comes to parental care. They can try and talk themselves into believing they don't, but it really boils down to priorities."
http://backofthebook.ca/living/2007/03/part-time-ophanages-part-2-job-only.html
Does anyone (other than her) really believe this? I don't know of anyone among my friends who works who wouldn't rather be staying at home with their children. But they don't have the choice!

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Wow, and I thought mine had a lot of history!LOL I took custody of mine when I divorced, 13 yrs ago. It originally belonged to my parents, who had it for about 2 years before my stepdad talked a very reluctant Mom into switching up to a king, and then my brother used it for about a year while he was still living at home.
Mom's still a little miffed about it. She loved that bed. She sat on it when she was here a few weeks ago and said, "D@mn, I wish I hadn't let him talk me into giving up this bed." :-)
That was funny.
I was the geek in HS and hadn't even had more than one or two dates by the time I graduated.
Hey, I came up with one! And I even provided myself with a few seconds of entertainment while taking liberties with your hypothetical life choices. (Sorry, BTW!) :-)
Edited 5/13/2007 11:54 am ET by lauren1063
You can also add military to those who have slept on used mattresses. Peope do not take their own mattresses to basic training.
I slept on a used mattress from 1980-1988. First basic training, then tech school, then assignments to two bases, after marrying our fist place was furnished, then when we moved on base we bought all of our furniture used.
If you don't mind my asking, what part of PA are you from? My dad is from SW PA (near the WV line) and his opinion was the same as your dad's. Maybe they went to school together or something. ;-) I think his exact words were, "Girls don't need jobs - they need HUSBANDS with jobs!" (You can also substiture the words "money", "cars", or "ambition" for the word "jobs" ... he has always had definite ideas about gender roles.)
Of course, those are the kind of words that will come back to bite a man on the butt when he has daughters who are as maritally-challenged as my sister and I seem to be.LOL
Edited 5/13/2007 12:13 pm ET by lauren1063
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This is why I dont understand why this was so overthought. You didnt need to worry about buying a new bed. You had one. As I have stated more than once now, I was referring to the fact that if you cant afford to have a bed when you move out then it would make sense you cant afford to move out.
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Why would you need to afford one? You had one.
<<< My parents gave me an old couch & and old dining room table. My roommate brought a tv and maybe a few end tables--she brought her own twin sized bed. We were set as we were going to get. I was employed but that money had to go to rent, gas, car insurance, food etc. What did you do, live at home with your parents until you were married?>>>
No. After I got out of college I moved out on my own. I bought my own furniture and lived by myself. Why would you assume that I lived at home with my parents until I married?
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