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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I know quite a few and none of them have that philosophy.
PumpkinAngel
My 9 and 11 year are eagerly awaiting the next installment.....
PumpkinAngel
If you can afford it, then it's a necessity?
PumpkinAngel
I had my family help out with a few purchases when I first started out on my own. My father went halvsies with me on a new mattress for my first apartment (The frame was a hand-me down but still good). He and my grandfather bought a good set of tires for my very first car (used) - which I bought on my own.
I don't see anything wrong with family helping out. It's not like I had to ask for help with rent or food. But their help made the transition easier into life on my own once I moved out.
Those are the only two things off the top of my head I can think of that my family helped out on.
>>the fiberboard stapled onto the back of new dressers and whatnot is just depress<<
oh lordy. talk about real wood that really isn't. lol.....i too am disappointed by what furniture stores carry in the line of wood products. i buy broyhill but it isn't the stuff my dad has quality lines of,either. and broyhill is considered a pretty decent line of furniture,nowadays. sigh.
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