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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Registered: 02-05-2009
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:34am

When ds started third grade this year, I was determined to be "on top of" his homework.

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:37am
Organization is definitely one of dd's issues. I've talked extensively with 2-3 other parents of kids in her advanced algebra class and they're experiencing the same thing.
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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:41am

Shhhhhhhhh don't tell my kids that

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:42am

Liza's sort of gone through that this year -- the 3rd grade teachers at ST c's were notorious for letting kids coast and giving every one happy smily As -- now she has a 37 year veteran teacher who doesn't let her get away with anything -- what a shock to her system -- but a good one.

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Registered: 02-05-2009
Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:43am

LIza leaves out fliers from verizon wireless all over the house -- she circles phones in sunday circulars and calls me into the room to see ads for phones - she wants one more than anything

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:47am

Seriously I have 4 in school, the same school, same teachers, you don't think I can predict what's coming for the last 2? They are 3 1/2 and 5 1/2, they both are of average intelliagance, actually the 5 year old is possibly above average. I can see their personalities and know how they act.


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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:54am

It may take him 5 years to graduate from highschool? I don't see that as normal at all.


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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 9:57am

I gave him one when I needed it, lol.

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 10:27am

I think schools should be given the resources to teach the basics so that kids will get them regardless of whether parents are involved, but they should *also* expect parents to be involved. It may be possible to teach the basics without parent involvement, but I don't think you can have a decent school without parent involvement.

As a practical matter, schools in my district are not given the resources to teach the basics to all kids without parent involvement, so that is not going to happen anytime soon. Until it does, and even after it does, I will continue to believe that parents need to be involved in their kids' education--regardless of their socioeconomic status.

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Tue, 03-03-2009 - 10:29am
I agree that parent involvement is important but I also think that parental involvement manifests it self in many different ways -- and what some may as being hands off may actually be just the opposite depending on the child.

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