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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Yes I can understand your frustration.
100k here isnt that much (as I am sure its not where you live either!). We make a bit more than that, and my puny little income is what has made things like trips to Europe, dinners out, buying myself a $100 pair of clogs if I feel like it, dh taking a day off to goof around (like today-hes driving me nuts already, LOL), possible. I do think that even a small additional income can sometimes make a fairly significant difference in a family's lifestyle, but again, one just cannot use it as a blanket statement, or call it an across the board benefit, without looking at the individual family. It wouldnt have been a benefit to us when my son was an infant, or when we were going through all the strife with dd and her abandonment issues. But its a benefit NOW, with both my kids older and stable.
dj
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
<> Maybe you can't imagine it, but what does that mean? I'm living it. Believe me, we have LOTS of down time and family time. Just because *you* can't do it doesn't mean others can't.
dj
Edited 12/30/2003 4:22:22 PM ET by djknappsak
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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