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

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Registered: 12-04-2003
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: 09-06-2003
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:33am

I am seeking my intellectual stimulation...the pool thread just isn't cutting it :)

I am really asking?! I am not saying it to be so......asking for your input as a board of primarily US parents.

Photobucket

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Registered: 09-06-2003
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:34am

I am asking anyone who can offer experience on a short mat leave whether they felt it affected the amount they were bonded with their child at the time they returned to work.

That's all.

Photobucket

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:35am

With a winkie icon attached, what else could it have meant?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:38am

Did your spouse return to work after the birth of your youngest child, isn't that child around three?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 09-06-2003
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:39am

Um...yup; I did say that I knew it was a broad generalization but I am asking since I have never returned to work with a child that young. Asking. Imagine that.

Photobucket

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Registered: 09-06-2003
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:40am
I'm asking the board.

Photobucket

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Registered: 07-08-2001
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:43am

Hi Kimmie,


I can answer that...while I would have taken more paid time if it'd been available to me, I don't feel that I missed out on any bonding. I went back to work part time at 6 weeks pp, then full time at 12 weeks.

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:44am
I think sometimes it can mean, "Excuse me, I think I have something in my eye."
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:47am

So not really, anyone?


Your answer for me:

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 09-04-1997
Fri, 07-13-2007 - 11:49am
Well, maybe it means, "I'm sorry about any typos but I am distracted because I am about to lose my contact lens?"

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