what made you decide to do what you do?
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what made you decide to do what you do?
| 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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I still work full time and work out much more regularly now, but that's because the kids both generally (knock wood) sleep through the night now.
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I grew up in central Jersey, amd now live in So. Central Jersey - an hour from Philly.
-Deb
My older son is 3, and is in one activitiy, gymnastics, but I do plan to limit his activities to one sport and one music class as he gets older. I don't think he has to keep his heart rate above 140 every waking moment in order to be self-actualized. My goal is to have our kids participate in the cultural life of the world they live in. They can't do that without a little space to explore the world they live in without some adult blowing a whistle at them, telling them what to do.
I really get the sense that you see free, undirected time (and by implication, free will) as dangerous. What is it that you'd do, if you weren't so directed by other people all the time, that strikes you as dangerous?
In college, my cross-country and track teams used to gossip and chat on our long runs. There was certainly no chance to talk during track-work, but running and chatting with a good friend is one of the great pleasures in life, IMO.
I know that there are women who work out with kids who are seriously ill, and I admire them for it. I just didn't have it in me at the time, even though DS1's problems weren't serious or life-threatening.
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