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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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
I work because working makes me a better person. Being in business for myself means I have to be responsible, dedicated, hard working, honest, and trustworthy.
But then again, I can be all that simply by being a MOM.
No, money isn't the benefit of working. It's merely a nice by-product. But you don't need it to be truly happy. Just yesterday I sat in a pizza resturant somewhere in the green mountains of Vermont and watched my son and DH hug each other. Seeing the love pass between them brought tears to my eyes. I could have had a million dollars in the bank yet all that money wouldn't have made me as happy as I was at the moment.
The more I read your posts, the more I can see how very very unhappy you are. Sometimes I wonder if all this smoke you blow isn't just your way of covering up your very real desire of wanting to SAH.
outside_the_box_mom
I agree with much of this post.
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Well that's a given. Duh. Now if you could just get past the fact that there are many other ways a person can positively impact their family other than with money, you might actually begin to see the light.
Or is cash the only thing you see as a benefit to kids?
You're such a hypocrite sometimes. You work for FUTURE finacial stability, but don't think avoiding stress now for FUTURE health issues applies.
If we're only talking about NOW, only the money you make and spend on your kids now is a benefit of working. Not future stability.
How much parenting time do you get after work???
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