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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WEll sit, down we agree!
I did not mean to imply that reputation would be a indicator that i would not investigate...but it would be a start in the right direction.
If i heard from three mother's that a certain daycare was poor...i would not give it the time of day.
If i hear from three mother's this place is the best...id go check it out.
That is what i meant by reputation.
You're right... I probably should start looking at the preschools now... at least to see how many are available in our town. My friend whose daughter is in preschool said the morning class had a longer wait list than the afternoon one... or was full faster. Our town isn't really that large, so there may only be one or two places. If it turns out full, then i'm sure my husband wouldn't mind trying to teach her some things from home until we can get her in... Shes a quick learner, just wont sit still ... but she is 2. :)
Jennie
Jennie
I thought all of your posts had nothing to do with parental care, since you have stated that the parent is not needed?
PumpkinAngel
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I'm a pretty well rounded person, give it a shot.
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Jennie
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