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Why does some people think women at home
| Sat, 06-07-2003 - 1:02am |
should do it all? I hear this and think why should a woman at home do every thing? Shouldn't it be whatever works? Shouldn't it be whatever floats the boat of the married couple? Confused on this thinking.
If you are home do you do it all? How does your DH or SO feel?
WOH do you do it all or do you split it? Do you do more or less since you WOH?
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Which is it, does he work a stressful, emotionally exhausting job, or does he play all day? You can't have it both ways, even though the scenerio changes with your every post.
Whether I stop to chat with a coworker is irrelevent because I work until my work is done. I don't go asking for help because I goofed off during the day. My time is put in, thank you.
Edited 6/14/2003 8:40:04 PM ET by cyndiluwho
Why are you doubting people who've actually been sahm and wohm? Why would we be making this up. Bottom line, MUCH, MUCH easier to stay home. When you've had the benefit of both esperiences, then come back and tell us otherwise.
Try again. Every SAHM I know has time for hobbies, reading books, going to the park, gabbing with friends, etc, etc, etc... during the day when their dh is at work. How you come up with 10 hours of hands on child care that prevents you from washing a dish is beyond me (since you're adding the 6 hours to the 10 they MUST be mutually exclusive activities, lol). Nope, not buying what you're selling.
Are you not embarrassed to try to say that going for ice cream or a drive or to a movie is in any way, shape or form as much work as coming home from a full day at work to possibly running an errand, making dinner, cleaning up, doing laundry and if you're very very lucky, spending a few minutes with the kids?
It takes a lot of guts to make the statement you just made, and a lot of wohm would love to here about all that effort you put into going for ice cream.
You've got nerve, I'll give you that.
Edited 6/14/2003 8:37:21 PM ET by cyndiluwho
Yes, that is hands on. I prepare breakfast and lunch for both children, bathe ds, did school for 3 hrs a day with dd (this winter), we read, color, paint, go to the library, ride bikes, etc. Child care isnt just about caring for the physical is it? I'd hope your dc provider was doing some mental stimulation for your children too.
I never said I didnt have time for other things. And if you'd like to actually read my posts, I did clarify that the 6 hrs and the 10 hrs occurred simultaneously.
I'm not selling anything, just trying to point out that *the world as Cyndi sees it* isnt necessarily the REAL world.
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