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Lisa! (and any other working mom)       07/13/05 08:03 PM Edit Reply Quote jen1013 Reged: 05/06/05 Posts: 1322 Loc: the wabe I didn't mean to imply you were a bad person -- OR any other working mother. I know lots of mothers work, whether because they want to or because they have to, and their kids grow up just fine. And there are lots of mothers who stay at home and whose kids are real terrors! I guess my situation is a little different from most people, too. My job requires long hours plus I have an hour-long commute. So, I leave around 6:45 a.m. and on the days when I leave work at a decent time I get home around 7:00 p.m. There are days when it's 7:30, or 8:00, or 9:00. I cannot imagine being able to find time to raise a kid in that! I'll be lucky if I manage to even feed him something other than cold cereal for dinner. The decision whether or not to work is a very personal one, and I am still struggling over it. If it were as easy as "you're a bad person if you work", then obviously I wouldn't have felt the need to post in the first place. I want the input of working moms just as much as the stay-at-home moms -- and I hope that others aren't discouraged from weighing in. I am glad you did speak up. -------------------- jen "It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Making babies ... and then staying home with them! jen1013 07/12/05 06:25 PM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! jonesgirl 07/18/05 08:48 PM Tough decisions! Kree 07/14/05 07:01 AM Kree jen1013 07/15/05 06:27 PM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/13/05 07:50 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! jen1013 07/13/05 07:45 PM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 06:19 AM Amanda jen1013 07/15/05 10:53 AM Jen AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/15/05 11:42 AM pay no attention to the man behind the curtain jen1013 07/15/05 06:00 PM Wait---you nag too?? epa_ginger 07/15/05 11:03 AM I am kind of a traditional nagger jen1013 07/15/05 11:55 AM Re: Wait---you nag too?? Lana_Marie 07/15/05 11:28 AM See, I don't like the word "nag..." chinagrl 07/15/05 11:23 AM Wow - all men really ARE the same... :) Cara4503 07/15/05 11:37 AM I guess so!! epa_ginger 07/15/05 01:44 PM Re: I guess so!! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/15/05 02:09 PM Re: I guess so!! epa_ginger 07/15/05 02:33 PM Hah! epa_ginger 07/15/05 11:26 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! michele 07/14/05 07:17 AM Michele BL 07/14/05 07:19 PM oh my michele!! Dr. Spice Yamin 07/14/05 07:50 AM Re: oh my michele!! michele 07/14/05 08:03 AM Re: oh my michele!! 07/14/05 08:12 AM Re: Aw, thanks Brittany! michele 07/14/05 08:21 AM Re: oh my michele!! Dr. Spice Yamin 07/14/05 08:09 AM ash ... AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 08:11 AM Whoa!! epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:25 AM Re: Whoa!! michele 07/14/05 07:52 AM Sing it, Sister! epa_ginger 07/14/05 08:04 AM Re: Sing it, Sister! michele 07/14/05 08:11 AM Parallel childhoods?! epa_ginger 07/14/05 08:17 AM Re: Parallel childhoods?! michele 07/14/05 08:25 AM Re: Sing it, Sister! Portageegal 07/14/05 08:08 AM by the way ... AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 07:44 AM Re: by the way ... AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 10:27 AM Re: by the way ... chinagrl 07/14/05 07:46 AM Re: by the way ... Portageegal 07/14/05 07:50 AM Ha ha!! epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:49 AM Re: Don't forget frozen pot pies!!! michele 07/14/05 08:17 AM Re: Don't forget frozen pot pies!!! Portageegal 07/14/05 08:24 AM I am cracking UP!!! epa_ginger 07/14/05 08:21 AM Re:I almost forgot about the fish sticks!!!! michele 07/14/05 08:30 AM Jiffy mixes jen1013 07/15/05 11:36 AM Plan For the Furture Portageegal 07/14/05 08:54 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:05 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 07:38 AM Well, if you're crazy, I'm crazy! epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:46 AM Re: Well, if you're crazy, I'm crazy! chinagrl 07/14/05 07:47 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! chinagrl 07/14/05 07:45 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 07:56 AM I do that too! Linz 07/14/05 11:53 AM Me, too.... epa_ginger 07/14/05 11:59 AM Re: Me, too.... AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 01:07 PM Wow... Cara4503 07/14/05 06:49 AM Maybe this is more common than we think.. 07/14/05 07:09 AM Could you plan my life for me too?? epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:19 AM Re: Could you plan my life for me too?? 07/14/05 07:31 AM You're so cool!! epa_ginger 07/14/05 07:55 AM Re: You're so cool!! 07/14/05 08:02 AM Just my two cents Lana_Marie 07/14/05 07:01 AM My opinion, and Lana, _Willow 07/16/05 07:11 PM Lana - was this for me?? Cara4503 07/14/05 09:24 AM Re: Wow Brittany michele 07/14/05 08:39 AM Re: Wow Brittany 07/14/05 08:43 AM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! chinagrl 07/13/05 08:50 PM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! Portageegal 07/13/05 07:11 AM Compelled to post a reply to this one... bamagirl 07/13/05 05:55 AM I didn't know you homeschool too!!! cool... nt ecmmbm 07/13/05 06:56 AM Re: I didn't know you homeschool too!!! cool.. bamagirl 07/13/05 07:40 AM I feel for you... ecmmbm 07/13/05 10:24 AM Re: I feel for you... bamagirl 07/13/05 10:40 AM Take it one step at a time... ecmmbm 07/12/05 06:48 PM My worry too... epa_ginger 07/12/05 06:40 PM Re: Making babies ... and then staying home with them! Cara4503 07/12/05 06:33 PM Good point Cara! Linz 07/13/05 12:18 AM It's a little easier for me to keep up.... Cara4503 07/13/05 05:02 AM Cara jen1013 07/13/05 08:11 PM Re: Cara Cara4503 07/14/05 05:43 AM Re: Cara jen1013 07/15/05 11:47 AM Re: Cara Cara4503 07/15/05 02:10 PM Re: Cara jen1013 07/15/05 06:40 PM Re: Cara Cara4503 07/16/05 05:39 AM Re: Cara jen1013 07/16/05 08:08 AM Re: Cara Cara4503 07/16/05 01:53 PM Ahh, Cara..... BL 07/13/05 06:58 AM Re: Kids are more important than careers michele 07/13/05 09:49 AM This is a tricky issue! chinagrl 07/13/05 09:53 AM Re: This is a tricky issue! LittleLisa 07/13/05 10:36 AM Lisa! (and any other working mom) jen1013 07/13/05 08:03 PM Re: No offense taken, really! LittleLisa 07/14/05 11:47 AM Re: No offense taken, really! AmandaPanda, J.D. 07/14/05 01:11 PM You're not bad!! epa_ginger 07/13/05 11:50 AM Re:Aww thanks ginger! LittleLisa 07/13/05 02:18 PM Re: Very Good Point!!!! michele 07/13/05 09:59 AM

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