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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, this escalated quickly.  (or devolved?)

I'm one of the PP's who pointed out that the OP is lucky to be in the position she's in.  It's not a slap.  I recognize that some SAHMs make big sacrifices to be able to stay at home.  I get it - I am sacrificing income and career satisfaction by staying in a job I somewhat dislike because it is flexible enough to allow me to volunteer to coach multiple youth sports and be involved in other youth activities while my child is young.  I am lucky to have that choice.  Not all people have the circumstances (luck, marriage to a high earner, marriage to a supportive spouse, educational level allowing one a flexible career) to do certain things for their kids like stay at home or volunteer.  I think it's important to recognize our privilege.

I think it's also important to recognize the concept of "it takes a village".  It's all about give and take.  Helping another parent out for a week is good karma.  I regularly carpool kids even if it's not reciprocated because it helps out the other parents.  As a full time working mom and a single parent, I manage to coach three youth sports and lead a scout troop (among other things) because I take the time out from my career and my own stuff to do that.

(And it's extremely rare to have any help at all from SAHMs in those activities.  The people involved are always working parents.  ALWAYS.)[/quote]

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