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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread makes no sense. This is the daycare mindset so why are you surprised? You drop your kids off to be raised by someone else at 3 months old, hardly see them until they are 14, then you justify it by saying they need you now, right before they leave for college. Those are the only 4 years that matter. Then you pat yourself on the back for being a good mom and in 15 years you will wonder why your kids don't have time for you.
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On what universe do you live in where working parents don't parent their children, engage in their lives, and participate actively in their growth?  My kid is in school and aftercare for a total of 8 hours a day.  That leaves 5-6 waking hours where we play, read together, ride bikes, do homework, eat our meals together, and a host of other things.  You really think you're so much more virtuous as a parent because instead of aftercare you take your kid home and let them play by themselves or do their homework or watch TV.  Stop fooling yourself.

In addition, I want to see the research that shows that children of working parents have less positive relationships with their kids.  Many of the adult kids of SAHMs  I know, including DH, talk about how smothering their moms could be and that they lived vicariously through their kids.  [/quote]

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