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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you thought about the reality of sahm vs the fantasy of it?

Fantasy: Lunch at pain quotidien with your girlfriends and maybe a nice bikram yoga after
Reality: cold cuts at home. Voga is moving dishes to dishwasher.

Fantasy: Tuesday my gym play dates with DS best friends followed by ice cream at the park
Reality: my gym is too expensive, play date at the public park, ice cream truck becomes a nuisance

Fantasy: rock solid ass toned from jogging around in stroller with DS
Reality: exhausted after 3 loads of laundry, cleaning house and chasing kid around. Ass still big.

Fantasy: drop kid off at play based schooling 2x a week. Enjoy a margarita with bff then home for a quick shower and masterbation sash before heading back to pick up kid 
Reality: can't afford play based schooling. Decide on chipotle. Masterbation sounds tiring. Maybe watch hgtv instead.

Just sayin' [/quote]

I lived this life as a SAHM in NW DC and our HHI was $250k.  I still felt like the poor mom among everyone I met at playgroups, parks etc.  
Generally the only moms who SAH in NW are those with a major breadwinner backing them.  It would honestly be very hard to SAH with a tight budget--
the things that keep you sane as a SAH are pool memberships, part-time preschool, trips out for lunch (with and without kids), spontaneous trips for frozen yogurt, classes/sports for the kids, etc.   Never mind all the crazy travel that everyone in NW does--
the trips to the West Coast 4 times a year, international travel, ski trips, etc.  There is a lot of money in the SAHM crowd in NW DC. 
If would be hard (not impossible but hard) to exist in this community and have to watch every spare dollar.  [/quote]

I live in NW too and worked very little, basically SAH, when my kids were tiny. This was NOT my experience and my HHI was far far far far less than yours is/was. Now all of NW is the Palidases or Wesley Heights. Some of us are normal![/quote]

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