Will my child remember that I was a SAHM
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| Wed, 06-06-2007 - 7:47pm |
It struck me today that she might not.
I was sure I was doing the best thing for my children by staying home with them (two daughters-3 years old, and 4 months old). As I was talking to a dear aunt of mine (whose daughter is a working mother, since her infant was 12 weeks old), I felt my defensive bristles go up.
She went on and on about how "If she could do it all over again....she wouldn't have stayed home....." Then she told me a story in which her ds said to her, "mom, did you stay at home with us, or did you drop us off at daycare?" She almost died when he asked her that, because she stayed at home with her ds and dd until he entered kindergarten. Granted, many kindergartners haven't formed lasting memories by that age yet...but still. It got me thinking; is this ALL WORTH IT?
She was using it in her argument against staying at home. I have a Masters Degree in Counseling that I am not using. My career lies dormant at this time. We don't have cable, newspaper service, vacations, frills of any kind, new cars, etc. because of our money situation. We are middle-class and have sacrificed SO MUCH...only for me to hear from my aunt that..."her daughter needs to work to maintain their lifestyle." Yeah, driving a Volvo, she probably does....
I just need to hear from some of you who frequent this board and have solid opinions one way or the other on this topic.
Andrea







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And that's fine for you if you wish to believe that, however being a guest does not require one to bring a gift, let alone a gift that the host decides is acceptable.
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Personally, I wouldn't care what or if anyone gave me anything.
PumpkinAngel
This is really just going nowhere because you think people are "tracking" gifts which makes no sense to me why someone would care how much someone else gave.
It would be more obvious to me if there was a gift table who do NOT bring a gift. Not that I would care because I bring my gift and I am there to have a good time.
No.
PumpkinAngel
In the posts.
PumpkinAngel
May I please have a link?
This appears to only be a wedding, please provide a link that supports your statement of parties.
PumpkinAngel
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