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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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:39pm

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. :)

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:39pm

So you don't know any one who worked

PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:40pm
The wic part was the 2nd part. The sex offender was the 1st.
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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:41pm
I know the person who started the alert with the sex offender. I do not know who ratted on the wic but do know there was an investigation on it.
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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:44pm
I can't imagine doing that, either. I can use an on-line calculator to figure out how much we need to save -- where we are versus our friends is pretty irrelevant. Plus, my friends and I aren't identically situated. That kind of conversation could embarrass people who are wealthier, make the people who make less feel bad, or feel awkward for someone who has family money.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:49pm

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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

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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:50pm

You do this by comparing to friends?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:51pm

Yep.


PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:51pm

<<I find it funny when people are sooooo shocked that money and life gets discusses between close friends!!!!>>


Who stated this?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 05-10-2007 - 12:53pm

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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