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[quote=Anonymous]This is related to the WOHM, SAHM thing so bear with me for a tic.

What I have learnt from this forum is that
a) everyone can always justify, rationalize, back up and defend their parenting choices.  I'm assuming because they would not have made them otherwise.
b) there is no model that fits any life or any child because everyone's life and everyone's child is different.  Advice is useful for ideas but proselytizing is simplistic and smug
c) everyone has stresses and complications, just because someone has different challenges (a nasty mom at the pool, a careless caregiver at day-care, an un-family friendly boss, an un-family friendly husband, no husband, several husbands) doesn't mean they are less worthy or relevant
d) not all parenting decisions are based on objective choice but rather on need, desire, pragmatism, personal dynamics, health, partnerships etc.  There is not a right model - just whatever model works at any given time.
e) It's inevitable that sometimes (may be lots of the time) we think the grass in greener elsewhere.  A shitty day at work and we might hallucinate about story-time at the library (except the one in Beverly Hills).  A shitty day at home and we might reflect longingly about a calm office with people speaking in multiple syllables.  A shitty altercation in a park might make us miss Monday morning staff meeting.  A shitty Monday morning staff meeting might make us reflect on why someone else is with the baby in a park.

The fact is that it doesn't matter what we call each other, how we judge each other and how we come to terms with the decisions we have (or have had to) make I think that deep down we know most people are making the best of what they have.  And that's why the acronyms are actually meaningless.  Rarely do they rarely reflect the actual situation/person/dynamic.

I think most of the semantic war around this is merely sport.  And one of the reasons I like DCUM.  It's just a bit of fun.

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