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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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:19pm

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How are you defining "contribute to society"?

The flaw in your logic is that what SAHPs do is considered so valuable that WOHP's generally pay someone to do it. That SAHPs do it without pay doesn't make it less valuable.

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Registered: 10-11-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:20pm

How absurd. I see ppl in meserable marriages doing what you exlain here not just SAHM's.

Money power is not a normal trait in solid marriages.

Most ppl do thing's like "bending" b/c they love one another.

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Registered: 06-30-2006
Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:21pm

Nonsense.

Sabina

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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:26pm
Why are the only options a struggle or a vacuum? Why not just equilibrium?
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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:37pm
and another excellent post...you're thoughts and posts are eloquent!
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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:41pm
Thanks!

Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:45pm

i get pretty torqued up when people try to tell me that any member of society isn't worth respect, or worth anything.

as it goes though, i'm kind of stepping out of this debate. me thinks that some of the replies are meant only to get people spun up, and its no longer constructive. i'm still reading it, and posting here and there as certain points have really got my hampster spinnin' in its wheel (can you tell from my threads? LOL). but other than that....

i think i'm being ignored anyway LOL.

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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:46pm

No, I said he treats me differently because I out earn him. I don't know that I treat him differently because he earns less (I don't know that I don't either). Money isn't a big issue with me. It is more for him than me. He had a hard time adjusting to me out earning him. I did not.

I know that since I've come to out earn him he does more of the cooking, asks my opinion and takes it to heart more and I've gotten all the new cars since I graduated from college. Can't say I don't enjoy the position though.

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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:48pm
I think it's just a more or less honest effort to keep things moving along... bye for now!

Sabina


Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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Mon, 10-23-2006 - 9:50pm
Accomplishment is and I agree there are other ways to accomplish things. However, I don't see how SAH accomplishes something. As a WOHM, I accomplish more and have more to show for it than I would as a SAHM. Therefore, I model work ethic better as a WM than I could as a SAHM.

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