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fallon · 10-05-2007, 01:36 PM

I agree with kaytee, with my friend, she never tried to get him together with other kids until it was to late

Trina · 10-05-2007, 02:20 PM

I think each family should do what's right for their situation. That said, I've been a SAHM since becoming a mother 11 yrs. ago. I have always wanted to be a SAHM. DH and I planned on it long before TTC. We were married 8 yrs. before starting a family, and both of us worked FT and saved, planned and prepared to drop down to one salary so that I could stay home to raise our children. Now that both kids are in school I often get asked when I'm going to return to work. I can't answer that question. LOL! I worked hard to be able to stay home and want to enjoy it for as long as I'm able!

Kaytee · 10-05-2007, 02:25 PM

My sister was planning to go back to work once her children started school. Well now they have! Her youngest is in kindergarten and at first she was all ready to go back to work. She started working the local pre-k as a part time teacher so she wasn't to worried about getting a job or anything like that. but now that she can go back to work if she wants, she doesn't. Now it comes down to, yes she could go back to work (they don't NEED the money) but what happens when one child gets sick, cuz you know one week later the other one will. Now she thinks it is better for her to stay home because though her children needed her when they were itty bitty, they need her possibaly even more now.
She is doing subsitute teaching now in the kids school.

1dayatatime · 10-05-2007, 04:48 PM

I'm a working SAHM. I do medical billing part time and I opened my own printing co in Apr which I also do from home. It would much more peaceful for me to have a regular job and send my son to daycare. I choose not to. It tough and stressful but I waited a long time to get him and I cant imagine not being the one that helps him make his way. I don't want to miss a thing. Plus my husband could not be any more supportive. On the days we have the whole family together ( my step daughter) I work much less so we can spend more family time. It hard but it's just how I want it. I have a hard time understanding why women have children to stick them in daycare 40 hours or more a week.

jtee · 10-05-2007, 05:06 PM

With the option to have high speed Internet to most homes there are many more paying opportunities for parents to earn a living at home. This will be growing industry for many years to come. And like having a regular job, there will be some really great jobs that pay well, and really crappy jobs that don't.

Kaytee · 10-06-2007, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 1dayatatime

I'm a working SAHM. I do medical billing part time and I opened my own printing co in Apr which I also do from home. It would much more peaceful for me to have a regular job and send my son to daycare. I choose not to. It tough and stressful but I waited a long time to get him and I cant imagine not being the one that helps him make his way. I don't want to miss a thing. Plus my husband could not be any more supportive. On the days we have the whole family together ( my step daughter) I work much less so we can spend more family time. It hard but it's just how I want it. I have a hard time understanding why women have children to stick them in daycare 40 hours or more a week.

I don't understand why people would put their child in day care when they COULD stay home with them (mother or father) however I also can't see why people would ever eat sardines! YUCK. We all just have different views on what is best for their child. I also think it is wrong to make a baby cry for 10 minutes because you are trying to sleep train them, but I don't consider it abuse. I don't understand why people who CAN breastfeed don't. You get the idea lol

Teresa · 10-06-2007, 06:37 AM

I stay at home. I have off and on since my oldest was born...this most recent time, I have been home for ten years.

Lissa · 10-07-2007, 02:09 PM

I am a stay at home mom working one day a week. I left my full time career to be a parent because I think it's very important to be home with your child.

PennQuaker09 · 10-11-2007, 12:34 AM

I have a job now, but I'll be leaving it in December. Had I not decided to attend graduate school so I could get my teaching license, I would have probably continued working up until the time the babies arrive. We've been using my salary solely for the mortgage, our house is financed for 7 years. And we planned it that way, what I make is great, but I am by no means the bread winner.

No matter what, I was going to be a stay at home parent, but since we're having twins, it makes it that much more important that I be here. Nate's going to be an attending so there are going to be some days that he won't be here at all. I don't know when I'll go back to work, I really hate the idea of daycare. We may get some help - we'll just cross that bridge when the time comes.

evilbrent · 10-11-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Lissa

I am a stay at home mom working one day a week. I left my full time career to be a parent because I think it's very important to be home with your child.

Can I please make one small, but significant, Correction here?

I think it's important that we recognise that you left ONE full time career for a completely different full time career. You didn't stop working did you? Just changed the work that you do.

I think it's about time that we remembered that being a full time parent is, by itself, a valid career option.

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