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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Newsflash: Raising kids is a contribution to society.[/quote]
Of course it is, but let's not be thick here. My kids pediatrician is a mom, and her work as a physician is contributing to society in a way that is different Han her raising her own kids. [/quote]

This is a ridiculous argument.  I am a woh, but can think of many ways that sah moms in my community have benefitted my kids, not just their own—by volunteering at school, planning the big fundraiser, and leading a Brownie troop,

Anyone arguing that being a sah or being a woh has more intrinsic value just looks overly defensive  and foolish.

If you are truly happy with your own choices, why post about how much better (or more “valuable”) that makes you than someone else?  That is the territory of the insecure.[/quote]

All those volunteer activities can and are done by both SAH and WOH moms (and dads).[/quote]

If you are not a troll, you have zero self awareness, zero.   You might benefit from counseling to address your pathological resentment (jealousy) of sah moms.

Personally, I don’t know any woh moms leading after school Brownie or volunteering at the school  three times a week.  I certainly don’t have time for it, and I work a 40 hour week as a government attorney.  My guess is you don’t do these things either,[/quote]
I personally know many WOH homes who volunteer for the big fundraisers, work in the library, and coach sports teams. I also know SAH moms who barely volunteer. Somehow this reality just boggles your mind to the point that it must be fictitious or the product of mental delusion.[/quote]

For your sake, hope you are a troll.  Because otherwise, you are just dripping with envy and unhappiness.  And your point doesn’t even make sense — volunteering has value whether done by a woh or a sah, no one said to the contrary.  I appreciate whomever does it, in my community, it is overwhelmingly sah moms.

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NP here.  My mother WOH, and she was also a Brownie leader, church youth group leader, PTA president, and volunteer with my high school's athletic teams.  My father was also very involved in our school/church communities.  I'm a WOHM to a toddler, and I have every intention of being active in our community as she gets older (we've recently relocated).  WOH and volunteering are not mutually exclusive.  
I find this SAHM/WOHM debate tiring and, really, I've learned over the last two years that there's no "winners".  No matter what you do as a mother, someone always seems to think you're doing it wrong.[/quote]

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