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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn't read all 120+ threads, but SAHM are lazy, and it's comical when they complain about being "tired." Yes, I'm awful but it's how I truly feel.[/quote]

I would say the opposite. It takes a lot of strength and courage to rely completely on a single income and to deal with babies and toddlers for months on end. This is the "lazy" choice, not the mom who palms her dc off to virtual strangers for most of their waking hours  :roll:  [/quote]

I always wondered about that.. The SAHM haters on DCUM.. Do they also hate the people who are taking care of their kids? They are "above" staying home with their children, so they find childcare for them, but do they respect the people that are doing this job? And if they do respect them, why do they deserve your respect above mothers who stay home instead of paying somebody else to take care of them while they go to work?[/quote]

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PP, I have always wondered this too.  The people who have such derision for SAHMs must then feel the same deep lack of respect for their own childcare providers, right?  I hear people raving about this nanny, or that daycare, but then mocking the mother who stays home to care for her own kids.  A lot of men do this too - look down their noses at SAHMs but brag that they have an au pair or full-time nanny (who barely speaks English).  So incredibly hypocritical, but I guess the irony is lost on them.[/quote]

Are you kidding? The majority of women who are anti-SAHM think it is important that a woman be an equal
partner and provide financially for her family. You know, like the childcare providers who do it as a career. I really find it unbelievable you don't understand that, but I guess your education is wasted that's not surprising.[/quote]

I suppose you've never considered that a woman who chooses to stay home with her kids IS contributing to her family's well-being.  Perhaps not financially, but there are so many other important ways to provide for one's family that aren't necessarily related to finances.  Why would you think that the husbands of SAHMs (or the wives of SAHDs) don't consider their spouses to be equal partners?  I know my own husband considers us a team in every way.  He is very supportive of my choices, whether I stay at home or return to work.

I find it incredibly sad and pathetic that YOU seem not to understand how an equal marriage works.  Your presumption that it must be all about how much money one brings in is very telling.  I'm sorry you have such a skewed vision of family life.  And as for my "wasted" education, thanks for the concern but I don't consider it wasted in the least.  I guess you assume that people who take care of children don't need to be educated; which speaks volumes about your childcare choices.  [/quote]

Well said, last PP.  People who slam SAHMs have forgotten what life is all about -- raising your children and enjoying your life.  They seem to think life is all about $.[/quote]

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