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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The research and proof is FOR THIS BOARD. I don't NEED any study or research to tell me that i'm not "damaging" my children by continuing to woh. All i need to do is look at my 3 beautiful, happy,healthy, intelligent children.
additionally, i am confident that i have done everything possible for my children and have compromised nothing when it comes to their well-being. I don't need constant reassurances that my kids will turn out just as well as any other families.
I don't need to go digging up studies to let me sleep at night. They are dug up as PROOF on this DEBATE board, but they are certainly NOT needed for me in my own personal and family life.
eileen
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
I have no idea what negative effects your children may experience as I don't know them. Some children love daycare and do wonderfully in it. Yours may very well be in that cateogory. Since your woh increases your SES (which I agree is a plus when it makes a difference in said SES) it is obviously what is best for YOUR family. For many of us that is not the case as we have shown time and time again in numerous ways including the negative health impacts of stress and how daycare can relate.
dj
Edited 12/26/2003 5:57:24 PM ET by djknappsak
Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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