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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here and I do the EXACT same thing.
I do admit that I find it kind of ironic when SAHM's push for their daughters to be in the BEST activities, go to the BEST schools, etc.  What do you want for them that you didn't want for yourself?  I know we all have choices to make, but it seems like it's worth discussion.  [/quote]

I'm not a SAHM but I think it would be to give their daughters options so they can decide for themselves which path they would like to choose.  I dont think it's because the mothers didnt want those things for themselves......[/quote]

My mom is one of those people that could have done anything but probably wanted to be SAHM or at least have the kind of job where she could be there.  We ended up with the what I consider not a great situation.  My mom had a job but not a career that didn't pay a whole lot but was nearby and I guess was needed to pay the bills.  But neither parent had the flexibility to be there for field trips, classroom events etc.  When I went to a school further away, there were games or practices I couldn't do because I had no ride home and my parents wouldn't let me take public transportation.

To me I push my kids to be the best in order to have choices in life.  I've seen moms manage to be there for the soccer game and still have a fulfilling but family friendly career.   I know there is some sort of compromise, maybe less money, maybe a mommy track where
 you don't go for the promotion, maybe working remotely after the kids go to sleep. Usually though to be in a situation to even partially call your own shots or have flexibility you need to have strong skills in some area and a type A personality in your given field. [/quote]

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