Staying at home a choice??

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Registered: 04-29-2007
Staying at home a choice??
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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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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:34pm

huh....separating the laundry...huh...I should look into that...

hee

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:35pm
The problem for me would be having to hang around the house all day to put loads in and out of the machines, rather than playing with the kids or whatever.

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Registered: 01-10-2007
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:36pm

lol

we have a 3-compartment unit in our closet, so dh's and my clothes are sorted the second we put them in the hamper. The kids have a single basket each, and before we do laundry, they bring it in and sort it into dh's and my hampers. Works really well.

we also have a basket in his closet for the dirty towels/sheets, etc. And one for my "hand washables".

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:36pm

I change and wash my sheets every Friday. :-)

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:37pm

see when you've really embraced slacker hood you throw a load in and then promplty forget about it -- or you take a lod out of the drier a good 2 or 3 days after you put it in there... MUCH less hanging around that way

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 04-27-2005
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:37pm
Then what should I have done?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:37pm

When Cal puts away his folded clothes, do they stay folded?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:38pm

"hand washables?"

hum separately I know those words. Together I do not recognize them...

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 01-10-2007
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:38pm
We don't hang around the house for laundry. We'll put a load in the wash before we go to the farmer's market. Switch it to the dryer and put a new load in when we get home. Take that one out of the dryer and switch/start a new one after we've gone to Sav's gymnastics meet, etc ...
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Registered: 04-27-2005
Wed, 05-16-2007 - 12:38pm
lol!! That is great. I hate to see smoking around kids.

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