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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly? I'm too smart to be a stay at home mom. Not saying they're dumb. I'm saying my brain needs far more intellectual stimulation then being at home with kids all day. [/quote]

I have no dog in this fight- I’ve done both- but this is ridiculous. I’ve know Ivy grads, lawyers with degrees from top 5 law schools, phDs, doctors, and former tenured professors who left the workforce to stay at home and find enough intellectual stimulation. If you are well-educated in child development, it can be really interesting to spend all day with children. Also, I have a son with asd, and [b]the best of his therapists are sharper than tacks[/b]. I actually marvel that they had the insight in their youth to find child development an interesting field.  [/quote]

So...they work? Yes?[/quote]

I am the poster you’re responding to- yes they work outside the home.. with children in a similar manner that engaged and resourceful sahm do. I mean, do you limit your friends to only those who make the same life choices as you do? No wonder this thread became so uncharitable and irrational. [/quote]

So you're admitting that in order for it to be really interesting to spend all day with children, one needs to be well-educated in child development. So where does that leave lawyers? Artists? Scientists? Maybe anyone other than child therapists? Or do you think everyone who is smart should become well-educated in child development before having children while also tending to their other full-time careers? I mean, do you hear yourself?[/quote]

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