Unique contributions to society

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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: 10-15-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:22pm
In that situation, I would expect myself AND my spouse to stop luxurious and frivolous spending. And my spouse would expect the same. We're a team; a partnership; we're in this together.
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Registered: 11-12-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:23pm
Yeah you can! You've said your dh doesn't really care much about the homefront. (Not doesn't care about it in general, but doesn't care about the decisionmaking) Just imagine he is married to someone very much like himself.
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Registered: 05-01-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:24pm

don't the physicians in your area work on rotation? if one calls out, they don't cancell the appointment, they simply shuffle you over to the next physician.

then again, i hope that your clients wouldn't drop you if they disapproved for your reasons to cancel an appointment. thats pretty harsh. people DO have lives and more important things to do outside of work once in a while.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:27pm
I'll e-mail you a link.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:28pm
No, I'm not being PC - I do think it's sad, in general.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:29pm

My #5 child just turned 3. No matter how many times I tell him daddy fixes phones at work, he keeps saying dad "cleans up dog poop, and goes swimming". Go figure.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:31pm
My children are 5 and 7.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:34pm
Not a blessed thing would get done.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:35pm

I'm not in private practice.

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Registered: 03-28-2003
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 3:35pm
Okay, I knew who she was. I'm too far outside the Beltway to remember his name!

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