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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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Edited 12/28/2003 11:44:32 PM ET by cyndluagain
Yes I concern myself with not being a burden to my kids when I'm old because I owe it to them not to be!!
Okay, I get that having two incomes increases a family's income (duh) and I realize that since I have a BA I could probably go work somewhere other than a minimum wage job and bring in decent money and we would have nicer things, etc.
BUT in MY case my boys are only 2 and 5, so in 3 years both my boys will be in school and I will only be 31. At that time my DH will be earning enough to easily support the whole family as an RN, since we are already used to living off his income as a CNA. So, my entire income at that time can go towards retirement, college funds, and frills.
I guess the point I'm trying to get across is that each family's situation is different and while its common sense that dual WOHP's does increase finances, some families choose to make it on one income for a short time. There can also be benefits to that situation.
I know that if I WOH now I could probably afford to send DS to a great pre school that centered on learning, but what would be the point? He will already know how to read and write before kindegarten and his Step Dad is teaching him the guitar (we let him choose). Of course I realize not ever SAHP spends as much time with their children on these things, but not every SAHP uses this time to sit on the couch and watch soaps either.
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Edited 12/28/2003 10:45:39 PM ET by cyndluagain
And I certainly wouldnt recommend forced babysitting as a good way to make kids stay out of trouble. You've certainly said the same thing in the past.
dj
Edited 12/29/2003 12:17:27 AM ET by djknappsak
Dj
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