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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Working is awful and takes away from life. Most jobs are absolutely meaningless and thankless, whether high or low pay, compared to spending time with loved ones, in nature or creating (bonus for those who create as their work!) Wohms who judge sahms are lame. I know many of both, I am now a wohm...I guarantee you it is not a mark of superiority, competence or worth. This country generally exploits workers and there is no reward for hard work other than pay. Good for the two moms who drove their kids around doing a mediocre job and lasted a year! That is a victory over capitalist shit.[/quote]

You sound fun.[/quote]

DP. More fun than someone who lives for work, at least. [/quote]
I love when sahms say this shit. It's not like your husband - who supports you, your children, your household, your family - isn't tied to work. It's not like you are both off doing some volunteer work or starting charities, he is still working and making someone else rich. [/quote]

Yep - sorry SAHMs who feel so superior to the rat race. Your lifestyle is still funded by corporate America.[/quote]

Conversely, sorry to the WOHM who feel so independent.  Your lifestyle is still dependent on someone else giving you a paycheck, and that can go away at any time.[/quote]

I can find a new job a lot more easily than you can find a new husband to support you. [/quote]
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Why are the SAHMs so insecure to have to lie to themselves like this? So sad. [/quote]

It’s not insecurity, it’s reality.  Unless you’re independently wealthy you’re also in a precarious position that is entirely dependent upon someone willing to provide you with money in exchange for whatever value you provide.  No one is saying the SAHM position is more stable or secure, merely that the average WOHM is not better off in terms of the financial situation she’d find herself in if her means of support suddenly disappeared.

And in terms of the ease of finding a job versus finding a husband, that is not necessarily true, it all depends on the person and the job.  Let us all know when you’re laid off from your high paying job (that you have built your spending around) at 50+ just how easy it is to replace that income.

The bottom line is: SAHM is just a different type of work.  Compensation is basically room and board rather than a paycheck.  And I will never understand why this triggers some of you so.[/quote]

How true. I’m a working mom and always thought it was kind of strange how much more secure so many women seem to feel earning their paycheck from a corporation as opposed to their own spouse.

I do think the risk is higher though of divorce than losing a decent paying job and never finding another one. [/quote]

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