Which came first, the title or the SAHW?
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Which came first, the title or the SAHW?
| Fri, 12-19-2003 - 9:04am |
Last night I attended my husband's work Christmas party. I sat with the CEO, CFO, CTO, COO (Chief operations officer, I didn't know that acronym, I had to ask), Creative Director, Marketing Director and their wives. Near the end of the evening it was just we wives chatting mostly about kids. I made the observation that even though all the wives were intelligent, educated and accomplished women, not a single one (except me), woh. They are all SAHM's.
Any thoughts on why that might be? I have my own opinion but I'd like to hear from everyone else first. Do you think they sah because of their husbands jobs or their husbands have their jobs because the wives stay home? Or doesn't it matter?

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Jenna
eileen
Of course wohps maintain their homes and run errands, that's just the point, they have to do that IN ADDITION to working fulltime. If there is a sahp, they can take care of all those things, freeing up the entire family in the evenings.
You can put any spin you want on it, it's a fact that a couple working outside the home 80-120 hours combined a week has a hell of a lot less time than a couple woh 40-60 hours combined a week.
And if you've never done the routine of "I stayed home with Johnny last time he was sick, I've got a presentation, it's your turn", "No, I've got to be in Atlanta, I can't stay home with him", then I wonder if you even have children. It's not a breeze.
Yes, have it your way, having a sahp takes no slack off family. Ha! Good one.
Oh I have nothing against "stupid" Disney movies.
eileen
Also, I try to do errands during my lunch hour as do many people.
Also, more time doesnt necessarily mean more productive. When I was in high school, I was a mediocre student. When, I turned 16, I got a part time job. My parents were concerned that my already mediocre grades might go down. As it turned out, my grades increased significantly. I made the most of my time becuase I knew it was more limited.
I can't imagine charging $1000 a month for an infant.
Nope haven't seen it but I'm sure when it comes out on video I'll be adding it to my collection. :-)
Sue
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as for this i got to a point where i just didn't argue anymore -- until recently. it was always understood that i would be the one to stay home then. however, there WERE things that came up at work, especially now that i'm a team leader that cause me to turn around to dh and require that HE help out -- and he knows that if i ask, i have NO choice and MUST go in (even if it's for a very short time). Lately, in fact, we've done the split-shift thing then -- he'll stay home in the morning and i'll come home by about 1:30. It means we BOTH love our children and at times, have to balance that against work responsibilities.
eileen
And how did YOUR kids do during the time you spent as a SAHM, denying them the benefits of your working?
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