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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get your point OP (and I've always been a WOHM). Some working parents will pay their nannies big bucks and implement all kinds of rules on what their nannies should be doing for 8 hours but devalue it when a parent wants to do it on their own and tell them they are doing it wrong if they don't have free time and aren't stress-free. It's ridiculous. I've said it before and I stand by this--[b]this SAH vs WOH/WAH debate has always boiled down to people who are insecure or unhappy in their own working situations projecting that bitterness onto the opposite side to make themselves feel better.[/b] For the most part, my friends (and I think most people) are all pretty happy with their varying work situations and we never talk about it because it's not an issue. Most people don't care and you need to ignore those who insult you as long as it works for YOU.  [/quote]

100%. I would prefer not to be a working parent but I absolutely don't have a choice. I would love to drop off school supplies in the middle of the day or call my parents while taking the 2-year-old for a walk (or find I still don't have the time! Just give me the chance). I struggle with jealousy, especially when I hear SAHs complain, but I don't understand wanting that person to feel bad.[/quote]

I hear you. Staying at home wasn’t possible for me. I don’t believe in the “war” between WAH and SAH that some try to invent. I felt jealous, for sure, but I didn’t feel like I was at war with those could afford to stay home.

Anyway, I’d love to have run those errands and spent more time doing real life stuff with my little kid on work days.

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