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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Absolutely! I used to work with a lot of those types . . . they'd love to brag about how many hours they'd billed for the month. Never mind the fact that their marriage was in shambles, they were overweight and unhealthy and their kids hadn't spent quality time with them in weeks.
its all relative.
Laura "
No, you aren't the only family. My DH and I agreed before our son was even born that I would SAH. We both came from WOHMs and we decided that we wanted the kids to be with one parent or the other. Would we benefit financially right now if I WOH? Yes, but that would come at a cost to the kids. My kids wouldn't benefit from DC (my 5 yo. has made that plainly clear). So right now we can't afford new cars or alot of frills, but being home with my kids far outweighs any of the 'material' stuff.
Not every decision is based on finances. Sometimes families base their decision on what THEY feel will benefit the children (and family).
Mary
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This validates my theory that moms do factor in how their own mothers felt about work status.
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"What is the point of bullying women into working ft if they don't want/need to ,or making snide comments anout their marriage or kids or earning capacity?"
I don't want anyone to woh if they don't need or want to.
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It's a little different than a mom with dependant children and a husband to spend time with. I'd venture to guess that she could work another 10 hours a week and still have more free time than anyone on this board.
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