What would YOU have to do to SAH?

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What would YOU have to do to SAH?
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Fri, 02-13-2009 - 5:09pm

If you're a WOH/WAH mom, what sort of "downsizing" would you need to do in order to afford to be a SAHM? (SAHM defined here as not earning any money)

For me, I would have to put all our non-essential possessions in storage and move in with my parents.

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:08am

LoL....those are in my son's phone.

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:13am

"how is it you would know how much time a child isn't spending unless there's an interest in it?

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:16am
How old are your last two? I thought the same thing with my youngest (until he was in elementary school) and I turned out to be wrong. Life doesn't always go as expected.
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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:19am

Walker is the reason I don't homeschool! I can't imagine I'd be much help to him with homework, we'd clash too much. This

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:19am

I just have to jump in here - as a former middle school teacher I can first-hand attest to the frustration expressed by parents who dilligently make sure that homework is completed, only to have that homework not turned in by the student (even with reminders from me). IME, a lot of problems with my 6th graders stemmed from their lack of organization, not their lack of ability. Even with help on organization from me and the parents, some kids just don't "get it", even with a failing grade or having to redo missed homework at the expense of a fun activity or lunch recess. I've seen this with kids from all sorts of homes, poor, rich, middle class, involved parents, parents who are absent. We, as teachers, would spend a fair amount of class time on organization and study skills, but I really think some kids were just not there developmentally. None of the interventions seemed to work. At the end of the year I just had to hope that at some point it would sink in...


(and, yes, I could tell your post was sarcastic - I just felt a need to express myself)

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:23am
Wow. Death and taxes are the only certainties in my life. Very little of my children's elementary school experience has turned out the way I thought it would. Life gives us an unending supply of surprises.
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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:26am

"It seems like from this debate, not many parents would even give up 1 hour, let alone 3 or 6 to help their children out though :("


BS total BS! I was doing dishes last night, my 2nd grader needed help with math,

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:29am

But again you aren't talking about a normal child with normal circumstance which is what this whole thread was started about. Certainly I would expect to spend more time on school work with a special needs child then with an average kid.


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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:31am

"I've read much of this debate and did NOT come to this conclusion. I can't imagine ANY parent on this board who would not give their children the help that they NEED. Each of us knows OUR children and what is or is not required for them to get their work done."


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Registered: 07-17-2007
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:33am
Sorry, I missed the the disclaimer. Many seemed to be painting with an extremely broad brush. BTW, my child is normal tyvm.

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