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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp here stil laughing at the list - and I work full time.

--kids activities - you have to enroll every season, plan parties, organize carpools, participate in them, pay coaching fees, pay for coach gifts, buy equipment, buy more equipment when it gets lost

--kids clothes - my kid grew out of his sneakers in 6 weeks, so yeah, a 1x per year trip doesn't cut it

--you need ink to print the damn Amazon cards, you also needs to get bar/bat mitzvah clothes, cards, lots of carpooling too

PTA dues -- 1x per year. I also had to pay for school photos, yearbook, book of kids writing, books to read in class, science fair supplies, teacher gifts, fundraising bricks, field trips, auction donations, extra supplies b/c the teacher ran out of tissues, headphone per teacher, sports dues for bus, fair tickets, 8th grade grad events. That was this year.

I won't go on about other school obligation that aren't $ related -  but thanks for the laugh. [/quote]

If the stats are to be believed, most women seem to do these jobs in their households - i agree with that. I also agree that it takes forward planning and really can be as extensive as you laid out.  The thing is, many of us do these things and work too. Sure it can seem like a lot sometimes but honestly, compared to a farmer's wife 70 years ago, or a woman taking in washing or sewing to make ends meet for her family in the 1800s, it seems pretty easy. I have time to take a yoga class, read for pleasure etc in addition to managing my work schedule and my kids schedules. [/quote]

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