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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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That's why I subscribe to the "takes a village" theory of child raising!
Seriously, I don't see the intrinsic value of it always being a parent or other relative to play Candyland for the 5th time that day, going to the zoo, etc., etc.
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
Why do you care what others do in their homes & marriages is an even more compelling question?
ChefsDozen
Making a large quantity of bread and rolls plus donuts/pastries at once is more time consuming than smaller amounts. I prefer those fresh weekly as opposed to baking & freezing method, which I do but rarely.
I go to extremes, and admit it, in my food preparation because it is dear and near to my heart.
Coupon clipping is something I can't speak about as I have no experience.
ChefsDozen
I dont necessarily think it HAS to be a family member caretaking the kids, just someone we trust completely. And I fully admit that because of my own issues, I'd have to know them pretty darn well to trust them completely. I do sometimes have one of my girfriends watch the kids, but these are people I've known for over 15 years and DO trust.
I was physically abused by a babysitters husband from age 6-7. I didnt tell my dad until I was 18. At 38, the memory is still *with* me. Those kind of things cause irrepairable damage, it cannot be undone, you just learn to deal with it. One of the many reasons I just couldnt *go* there when it came to the thought of placing my children in dc. Logically, the risk of it happening to them is small, but emotionally, I couldnt even take that tiny risk.
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
We just have differing opinions of what we prefer to feed our families. I know different is hard from you is hard to swallow, we all don't live by the same book.
ChefsDozen
I have to laugh though, you brought back memories of the days when I would scream "I just want to go to the bathroom by myself!". Yep, I do remember how frustrating that was, but that too shall pass.
Edited 6/17/2003 1:45:06 PM ET by trip59
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