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 have found thatmost of our friends in the neighborhood, at school and at Church have the same goal. We all plan on paying for college for our children. We are financially *planning* on higher cost private tuition costs. We are/will encourage in-state Universities. If both go in-state, then we have more for retirement (and perhaps a bribe of a year of post graduate tuition help). Sort of a plan for the worst, hope for the best.
My family has been by and large state college educated and by and large DH's family has been Ivy League educated. I figure a good bet is that we will have one of each. :)
So you don't know any one who worked
PumpkinAngel
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I think a bit of re-reading needs to be done, because the irony exists, just not in the direction you are looking.
PumpkinAngel
You do this by comparing to friends?
PumpkinAngel
Yep.
PumpkinAngel
<<I find it funny when people are sooooo shocked that money and life gets discusses between close friends!!!!>>
Who stated this?
PumpkinAngel
We were talking about the wic issue, not a sex offender issue.
So let's clarify......how do you know that this issue (the wic issue only) was reported, investigated and then nothing done by the government and they are in fact frauding the government and the government knows this and chooses not to do anything about it.
PumpkinAngel
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