Unique contributions to society

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Registered: 01-06-2006
Unique contributions to society
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Thu, 10-19-2006 - 4:12pm

In another thread, the "unique" contributions of SAHM's were alluded to but it wasn't stated what they are. Let's play a game and find out what they are. First, pretend that as of tomorrow, all moms SAH and detail what will be missing from society then pretend that all moms go to work and detail what will be missing from society. I'm really curious as to what people think a world without SAHM's orWOHM's would look like.

If all the moms who SAH went to work then the library would move story hour to the evening and summer vacation bible school would be held in the evenings so that all kids can attend and not just the kids of SAHM's. Banks would likely shift their hours to later in the day and you'd see more 24 hour stores. I think there would be more home cooking style restaurants too. I think day care centers would improve because of increased demand.

If all moms who WOH suddenly SAH, you'd see fewer service industries around because moms could do things themselves instead of paying for them. The nursing shortage would be more of a shortage. We'd probably have a shortage of teachers too. There'd be fewer government services because there'd be less tax dollars to pay for them. I can't think of anything else right now.

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:25pm
That's funny. I'd probably go out of my way to find that kind of physician!
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Registered: 03-28-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:29pm

I'm curious. Why the use of the word "sadly"? In the past you've been quite proud of the way you are financially completely independent of your family, and they of you. You've indicated that that is the way you prefer things to be and have even suggested that other people might enjoy that kind of independence too.

What gives?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:31pm
Yeah right uh huh.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:33pm
Why?

Edited to add, totally OT:

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Registered: 01-12-2004
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:34pm

That is not how everyone defines an equal marriage. Equal does not have to mean two people who completely replicate each other as far as their contributions.

Robin

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:38pm
More options for elder care are better than fewer, right?

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Registered: 10-15-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:46pm
The neither gives a darn is a wonderful thing. A power vacuum is not a bad thing, imo.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:47pm
I know, it's just my view of things.

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Registered: 10-15-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:47pm
I could easily have 26 hours of AH work to do. Between my house, kids, and other activities, 26 hours would fly by pretty quickly. My problem when I SAH wasn't that I didn't have enough to do, it was that it wasn't ever anything I *wanted* to do.
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Registered: 10-15-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 2:49pm
Very good point. If you have so little control over your own working situation that you can't take 1/2 a day or a day for a sick kid, I'd think it could easily be called powerless.

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