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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does the mother of 5 feel the need to mention -- repeatedly -- how great her sex life is?   I totally don't care, and methinks the lady dost protesteth too much.  Moreover, that schedule sounds mostly awful.  If I wanted to spend the greater part of my day as a maid, I wouldn't have bothered going to college and grad school.  Glad it works for her, but I don't get the bragging.  Who the hell wants that life??
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I think that was exactly her point, that many SAHMs spend most of their days doing the "menial" tasks and difficult housework that we working mothers get to slough off on our housekeepers, babysitters, drivers, and/or cooking services.  We working mothers undoubtedly put in a difficult day in the office and are rewarded with brilliant and personally satisfying career success, but it is not right of us to assume that all SAHMs are hard-bodied gym bunnies with designer tastes and lots of free time.  Many, in fact, most American SAHMs are probably a lot like the previous poster -- essentially they are hard-working, glorified maid, nanny, cook, laundress, chauffeur, personal assistant, and escort rolled into one sweet, tired package  It may sound like hell to you and to many working mothers (that's part of the reason we chose a different path, right?), but it short-changes these SAHMs when we suppose that a majority of their lives are an easy street on the sofa, eating bon-bons and watching the soap operas.[/quote]

Thanks PP, signed a SAHM.[/quote]

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