Will my child remember that I was a SAHM

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Registered: 05-11-2007
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

Two Delicious Daughters Call Me "Mommy!"


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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:42am

Then it's not the same.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:43am

I hope you are feeling better!


PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:47am

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For the most part I do as well.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:52am
LOL
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:54am

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Incorrect comparison.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:56am

Curious, how does this compare to the illegal counterfeiting of purses?

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:59am

"I love LLBean, zipper breaks or whatever....ship it back and they replace it for free. No questions asked"

I grew up in southern Maine in the shadow of the original LL Bean store (which I remember as this rickety old place that mostly had camping goods in it and my dad would take me to play in the tents while my mom and sister shopped...) but I swear that my 51 year old brother still has the same pair of boots he got in college -- he just keeps gettign them re-soled! LOL.

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 10:59am

Illegal counterfeiting is something that one shouldn't care about?

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:02am

Friendly yes, I would even say close friends.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:02am
LOL...just what I was thinking.

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