what made you decide to do what you do?

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what made you decide to do what you do?
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Wed, 05-21-2003 - 12:18pm
In the interest of changing the subject back to something that is actually relevant to a SAH/WOH debate (LOL!), I will pose a question to anyone who wants to answer:

Who or what would you say was the greatest influence on your decision to SAH or WOH, whichever one you do (or want to do, if you aren't doing what you want)? Did any particular person, circumstance, situation, or anything else lead you to decide this question one way or the other?

What if two different influences conflicted? How did you make the decision then?

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Registered: 05-08-2003
Wed, 05-28-2003 - 4:48pm
Your sad, your truly sad and your below the belt. Do you even know what GESTATIONAL DIABETES is? DO you even know WHY pregnant women get GESTATINAL DIABETES? Apparently from this posting you really have NO clue, not even an itty-bitty-bit. For your information there is no history of diabetes even in my family. This is a pregnancy related condition and has nothing to do with eating sweets or inactivity! And furthermore my OB and the nurses just complimented me yet again today that with all the activity and exercising, the fact I keep on the go, are great attributes to keeping my blood sugars when testing 4x a day, 7d ays a week in perfect range, the range they should be even if I were not pregnant.

My professionals (i.e. doctors, diabetic counselors, diabetic dieticians) are far from taking it lightly. I'm in the doctor's office twice a week, I've had meetings and classes, I monitor my blood 4x a day 7 days a week, I'm on a restricted diet set up for gestational pregnant women, and since this is all working wonderfully with the fact I use the treadmill and walk extensively (which I'd do even w/out the gestational diabetes so that isn't an additional thing Im doing).

You really are low and this post proves how low you are and how you don't know everything there is to know and you are not always right. You don't have to be an atheletic person to gain exercise and physical activity either. Geesh, come out of that deep dark cave and see the light of the world!

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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 4:48pm
It's not gymnastics we don't like, or even getting home late or eating late ON OCCASION!! Emphasis on the last two words. Seems to be the point of the entire thread.
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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 4:49pm
You seriously wish to further support the idea that a healthy weight can be maintained through obesity or puking? I think you better back up and try to follow through. I tend to be right. Or you going to need to do further damage control, along the idea of that "forcing" kids to do sports thing.
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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 4:55pm
Here's what I originally posted.

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In MY world (And, yes, there IS a world out there other than yours), activities ALREADY conflict with my working hours. (e.g., the swimming lessons that take place WHILE I'M AT WORK) Just because YOU found activities after working hours doesn't mean they're available everywhere, or that everyone has your work schedule for that matter.

And, YES, there WILL be a shortage of activities once my kids get older and we're both working full time. Wanna know why? Because I won't LET them be involved in an abundance of activities. Plenty of research out there on why it's not a good thing. Why don't you read some of it.

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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:00pm
They do now. I took 4 and 5 respecitively, out of 6 available.

See, you are making my point. Now, did you say you hated sports? All this talk of focus on fitness. I think therein lies the problem for so many people. It really does need to be a comfortable part of your life, not some sort of nasty punishment you have to put up with and actively focus on. Or just to easy to give it up.

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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:05pm
Is your problem that I don't LOVE to run, but I did it and did it fairly regularly anyway prior to my pg with my older son? No, it wasn't a lifelong, ingrained habit or enjoyable activity. Blame my parents for that. I did the best I could as an adult about exercising.

It's not comfortable to start running a 10K a few months after giving birth. When you don't even have time for a full shower, it's hard to do everything. Everything's a punishment when you're sleep deprived (or it was for me).

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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:07pm
I agree with you on that point, however you have anything but an open mind. Open minds don't tell people that board games are for children who have nothing better to do, or Moms who make them play board games. An open mind would somehow recognize that not every child in the whole world likes sports.
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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:11pm
Don't use that tone with me, missy. I don't read every single one of your posts. I didn't know you even ran.

I, too, am trying to make sure my son has a healthy active lifestyle. I just don't feel the need to hip check everyone with my OPINION about it.

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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:11pm
Ok.. with this printer thing... I'm not going to pretend I know anything about it, but isn't it possible that the technology was possibly different 12 years ago?
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Wed, 05-28-2003 - 5:13pm
"The problem is, it's difficult for kids to get out and enjoy other kids actively- which is what they want to do- being as parents are afraid to let grade schoolers out of their sight."

Not in my neighborhood, thank goodness. I am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood where grade schoolers playing unsupervised in the nearby playground is a common sight. Also playing up and down the street and flitting in and out of each others' yards. I believe that the situation you described is happening more. I've heard about it and read about it. But luckily my neighborhood has been spared and pickup games are common.

For what it's worth, I'm of the opinion that pickup games of unsupervised team sports are better for kids than organized sports with coaches. Why? Because the kids are calling the shots and not relying on adults to tell them, or encourage them, about what are the best type of moves. It's more of a learning experience. I grew up with pickup games, as did dh. Neither of us were on teams and once we got the rudiments of rules from gym class we (in our separate parts of the country) just played pickup games exclusively. Obviously that can only be done in a neighborhood with lots of loose kids. The neighborhood we bought in is just that.

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