Top 3 Excuses I Can't Stand from WOHMs..
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| Fri, 06-29-2007 - 1:39pm |
1. We NEED two incomes to survive... Yeah Right! I honestly believe that out of the people that say this 90% would be just fine if they would cut their lifestyle, move to a cheaper area and sacrifice. I am not buying it one bit when people say this.
2. I put my kid in Daycare for the socialization.. Good grief, how much socialization does a 10 month old need?? Besides there are better ways to much socialize young children.
3. I am a better mom if I work outside the home.. UGHH! How in the world do you think you are a better mom by handing your kid off to Grandma or someone else to raise while you go work?? Unless you are going to beat them or verbally abuse them, I always think at home with mom is where kids thrive the most..
THere are others I can't stand, but these are my top 3. Have at it..

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"Some people chose different paths and I cant understand why you cant see that some think SAH with their children has more value than any career."
I can. But can you see some careers have more value to a person that other careers do to other people?
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I disagree with this. I got to "unwind" at aftercare as a kid. We got to run around, play with our friends, do crafts, do our homework, have a snack, etc. Not much different than what my friends did after school at home.
In fact I think it was more fun a lot of the time because I know my mom and I know there is no way she would have had some craft arranged every day or let me have 10 + friends over every afternoon to play with had she been home.
More to the central point, all other things being equal (which they never are, lol), wouldn't you imagine a doctor would have to think harder about becoming a SAHP than a parent with a trade or profession she or he had worked much less for?"
Yes definetly. I don't actually know any Dr's who are SAHP's....I do know a few ex lawyers, one of whom I know quite well and who was a top performing partner with one of the highest profile firms in the states....Also know a few women with other advanced degrees who are at home parents now...oh and my husband! Not a dr but has an advanced degree in econometrics.
In any event, I agree with you. Usually the more highly educated and/or succesful in their chosen career, the more the decision needs to be thought through. I know its true in my personal exp.
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