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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"Okay. I don't know any families where both parents WOH FT like you and your DH where every evening after 9 pm is free time."
You have to make it free time. Once my kids are in bed, I am done for the day. This is the time I relax before I go to bed.
That's one choice.
PumpkinAngel
So you clean while they are awake?
PumpkinAngel
"You have to make it free time. Once my kids are in bed, I am done for the day. This is the time I relax before I go to bed."
I have a lot of help - nanny who cooks dinner two or three nights a week, a biweekly cleaning service - and I still can't manage to keep every single weekday evening free after 9 pm.
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I have no help...no nanny..no housecleaning service
I pinch hit our meals
dust only when companies coming
throw laundry in when I can
and forget when we changed the sheets last.
and I have some pretty darn relaxed evenings.... ;-)
Yes. We. Did.
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