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[quote=Anonymous]I had a SAHM in the 1980s. She couldn't drive, though. We would often ride bikes to the town pool and would stay there for a few hours most days. We'd walk to a local 7-11 and get Slurpees. Walk or bike to a friend's house. No academics, but we would go to the library a lot. I started occasional babysitting around 14 and had a steady summer gig when I was 15 and 16. My kids have had a mix. When they were younger, I was home for a few years, and I'd let them each choose the camp they most wanted to do. So, I'd get down time with the ones who weren't in camp. When I went back to work FT, we put them in a structured camp together so that we'd only have one dropoff and pickup. But we would do that for about one month, then spend the rest of the time with either DH or I off for the week, but in charge of the kids, or all on vacation together. They do get lots of down time, although I obviously drive them around much more than my parents drove me around! [/quote]
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