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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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:34am

That God-awful thing is a real Christian Dior "doctor" bag.

 

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:34am

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Please provide for your statement that quite a few bag designers are happy with their names being counterfeited.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-03-2007
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:34am
You're not into the CYO? I once coached a CYO girls ~ 8 or 9 yo ~ basketball team. Never again! The mouths on some of those girls! They needed to bring back the nuns to whip them into shape!
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Registered: 07-26-2006
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:35am
Not anymore. Many gun crimes are now prosecuted federally. SO you are getting some really scary folks in those federal prisons now. No prison is nice.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:37am

LLBean.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:41am

<<My point. I'm sure that not everyone here who is slamming hazeleyes are doing that themselves. I don't agree with what hazel is doing but this goody-two shoes attitude by a few posters here is funny. >>


That's not the point.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:42am

Yep, I also don't buy bootleg movies or download songs illegally.

PumpkinAngel

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Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:45am
Your reading comprehension capabilities never fail to astound.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:45am

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So who is included in the not everyone here that you mentioned?


Who else has purchased counterfeit goods, knew that fact and was proud of it?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Wed, 06-13-2007 - 11:46am

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Really?

PumpkinAngel

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