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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am absolutely shocked by the SAHM hating posts. "Lazy", "living off another person's dime," "insufferable"? 
My spouse and I will make decisions based on our families' needs and you will make yours. We will all work hard and do the best we can. Some of us will teach our children to treat others with kindness and respect. The haters will teach hate. 
I hope my kids don't cross paths with yours
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Do you not see the language directed towards WOHMs, not to mention at childcare providers?[/quote]

Really??????? No, I don't see it. (Not pp)[/quote]

Just from this page:
[i] the mom who palms her dc off to virtual strangers for most of their waking hours[/i][/quote]

Let's include the whole quote you just pulled that from so we aren't taking these words out of context. Don't be lazy, pp.[/quote]

Sorry, the rest talked about how bad it is to leave your kids with a person who doesn't speak English well.  You know, hardworking women providing for their families.  Really reflects well on SAHMs, that poster.[/quote]

Nope, sorry - you're twisting that post to suit your own bias.  The post was asking why so many WOH parents seem to speak glowingly of their childcare providers yet dismissively of SAH parents.  Even when the childcare provider might not speak English well (or at all), they are still seen as more desirable for their children than simply having a parent take care of them.  We're still waiting for an answer, by the way.  And that observation has nothing to do with racism, though you can certainly try and spin it that way.  [/quote]

[b]This is not at all complicated and I'm not quite sure why you're having so much trouble seeing it. Stay at home mothers are requiring someone else to provide financially for them and their loved ones. Childcare providers are not. They're earning a living and contributing, using their expertise. That's the difference. Why can you not seem to comprehend that?[/b]

And if you truly believe the previous post a comment about English speaker does not racist, but I don't know what to tell you. I would much much rather have a loving non-native English speaker watching my children than some spoiled bratty woman who wants to be at Starbucks all day.[/quote]

Not the pp you're responding to, but wow.. You are a piece of work. So much anger and hatred.[/quote]

I have a ton of love and respect for my childcare provider, and nothing I've said has been hateful towards anyone.  I'm starting a fact, which is that I have more respect for a woman who is a loving childcare provider, bringing home a paycheck to contribute financially to her family, than a judgmental woman who basically claims that "no one should brag about having a non-English-speaking caregiver."  And I'm the hateful one?[/quote]

Agree with PPs - you really ARE a piece of work.  You spew your hatred of SAHMs - "some spoiled bratty woman who wants to be at Starbucks all day" - and then call out another poster who wonders why you revere childcare workers over parents as caregivers.  The "non-English speaking caregiver" remark you're trotting out over and over, like a dog with a bone, was in the context of having someone who doesn't even speak your child's language taking care of said child all day and why that would be seen as preferable over a parent being home.  You're the one who is attributing all sorts of negative characteristics to this fictional, stereotypical SAHM you seem to love envisioning.  Clearly, you've never met a normal, loving, engaged mom who chooses to stay home with her kids.  Which I think is BS, because clearly you have.  You're just so damn unhappy in whatever life you've chosen for yourself that you can't bear to hear about women who chose a different path and are happy they did.  Your posts are dripping with venom and deep self-loathing.  Which makes quite a statement about you, and none whatsoever about SAHMs.

And as for the bolded paragraph, above - it's embarrassing what an illogical thought process you have.  But not surprising.[/quote]

Your complete lack of logic is utterly baffling.  Let me dumb it down.
a) A poster asked why some people respect caregivers but not some SAHMs, inferring that two positions are equal.
b) I replied that I respect women who contribute financially to their families.  Those women include paid childcare providers.  They do not include most SAHMs.
c) A SAHM who is bankrolled by her husband is different than a childcare worker who does it as a career.

I never said anything about revering childcare providers.  Like most humans, some are wonderful and some are not.  Like SAHMs, in fact.

I will never understand the constant accusation that anyone who believes differently must be unhappy.  Because I believe that women are equal to men and should take pride in being partners and providers, I hate myself?

And I'm FAR from the only one on this thread with my opinions.[/quote]

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