Who has influenced your sah/woh
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Who has influenced your sah/woh
| Thu, 02-09-2006 - 2:39pm |
opinion to DIFFER. What I mean is--is there anyone on this board or in real life whose opinion/reasoning/debating/facts started to make your thinking more to the middle? As in if you thought sah or woh was best & then after some discussion/thought, you began to think that whatever is best for each family--really there is no one best way, etc.
We just really needed a new thread here!!!!!!!!


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<<...sometimes before school is out...>>>
That's all I've been saying. Wheww! Finally.
Jennie
Which posters here? I've totally missed thoses posts.
And, of course, this particular debate on this particular subject has throughout been about sah versus dc, not school.
"See, the thing is you and KBMAMM are cut from the same cloth. You both pay lip service to the idea that SAH is a valid choice, yet neither of you actually believe it. Just own that. You are both so preoccupied with the "what if" game, which is great for you. Just own it. Others prefer to live life in the here and now and enjoy what we have, not worrying that the great horrible thing is going to come along and take everything we have. Different strokes."
Yep :)
>>Regardless, all parents would have to admit sah allows these opportunities which dc does not.>>
What do you think kids do in DC? The DC and preschools my kids atteded included, at various time, swimming lessons, dance class, little gym, Spanish lessons, tennis, and field trips to museums, children's theater, concerts, etc. Some of these are the same activites I would've taken my kids to as a SAHM. Other activites are things my older child might have missed out on because of the logistical restraints of taking the younger one along.
I don't thing DC kids have all the same opportunities as SAH kids, but the flip side is that DC kids sometimes get opportunities that SAH kids miss out on. Furthermore, the variations between the opportunities available in different locations, the differences between various DCs, and the personal preferences of the parents mean that generalizations about the enrichment opportunites available to SAH vs DC kids are pretty meaningless.
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Add to that not having siblings in school. I don't have time in the mornings before DS1 has to be picked up from K, and DS2 from preschool, to take DD to places like the zoo during the week. Instead, she gets the fun-filled and educational trip to Target. Honestly, though, getting to a place like the zoo, Sea World, etc., about once a month is plenty, and we've actually found those places to be less crowded on Sunday mornings than they are on weekdays with all the school field trip kids.
"Well, a heck of a lot of people are very concerned about dc ratios."
Indeed they are :) Why are they mandated by the state if they are so unimportant?
Jennie
"Translation: SAH is a foolish choice. Gotcha."
You caught that too huh :)
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