Top 3 Excuses I Can't Stand from WOHMs..

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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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Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:36pm
are you saying there's no time whatsoever after school to unwind and relax - it's straight from sitting all day to sports and other energy boosters like the gym? i can't say my kids ever had to put up with that. their activities are pretty tame and calm opposed to a *highly* active,much like them.

 

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:37pm

No, nothing is written in stone.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 07-26-2006
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:38pm
So you dont do what is best for you and your family?
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:43pm

<<are you saying there's no time whatsoever after school to unwind and relax - it's straight from sitting all day to sports and other energy boosters like the gym? >>


No, I am saying that my kids don't need to go home to sit to unwind, they unwind by physical activity.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:44pm

No, not all the time.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 11-22-2000
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 12:59pm
I agree. I don't do "convenience" foods at all, and I usually spend about 20-30 minutes preparing dinner on weeknights.

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Registered: 01-15-2006
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 1:02pm
i don't know that *forced* to nap translates to something more calm than the opportunity to go home,unwind and relax. ymmv.

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 1:07pm
Liza hasn't napped since she was four first of all and while I' msure she could curl up and nod off in afterschool if she so chose, she's far too busy having fun with her friends, putting on 'shows', playing four square, and hunting for 'fairy houses' out side the school. When she gets home, she just CONTINUES to put on shows.... (sigh...)...but I"d pay money to see someone try to FORCE her to take a nap!

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 1:07pm

I agree, kids unwind and relax in a wide variety of ways.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 1:13pm

If my kids came home directly

PumpkinAngel

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