Things that are unintentional status symbols.
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Anonymous
| Whole foods bags |
Anonymous
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4+ kids
Highly educated stay at home mothers |
Anonymous
| SAHMS period. |
Anonymous
What is highly educated? MD or JD or PhD? |
Anonymous
That is just silly. Plenty of people without a lot of money SAH. |
Anonymous
Professional degree or PhD. But what I was really getting at is mother who had a high salary before quitting. |
Anonymous
| Stupidly expensive strollers. Bonus of you have more than one for whatever scenario you and Larliandra may find yourselves in. |
Anonymous
I think Bugaboos and Orbits are intentional status symbols. |
Anonymous
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Walking to the grocery store because you simply cannot abide having to freeze some chicken.
Owning a Vitamix, a Sodastream, and a Nespresso. Not wearing make-up. |
Anonymous
I had a stupidly expensive stroller. It was a hand me down from a friends boss. I'm poor as dirt. |
Anonymous
Does this include BOB running strollers? |
Anonymous
But the thread title is unintentional status symbols. They could work most anywhere, but don't need to work anywhere. It is an unintentional announcement of the status of the family (or HHI, rather). |
Anonymous
I just don't follow your logic. I SAH because I was a teacher and teachers barely earn more than nannies in this town. Any daycare center or nanny would have taken the vast majority of my earnings. Thus I feel like in my case staying at home is indicative of how little earning potential I have. |
Anonymous
Not wearing make-up?? I don't get it. How is that a status symbol? |
Anonymous
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Luxuries:
- a regular, hired housekeeper (monthly) - lawn service (weekly lawn mowing) - regular, major home improvements (new kitchen, roof, remodeling) |