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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this has nothing to do with working or SAHM.  Are you involved in the school?  [b]Volunteer?  [/b]PTA?  Teacher's appreciation?   What about 5th grade graduation.  If you work and use that as a reason to never be involved, then yes, you are being a social leper and it is hard to recover from.

What about birthday parties years ago when parents needed to stay.  They are always on weekends.  Did you send your husband or did you go, mingle, and meet other moms.

How about weekend sleepovers?  Do you offer to have a night of 4-5 girls over your daughter would like to be better friends with.  Invite the moms in for a glass of wine before heading out.

This has so much more to do with who works and who doesn't.

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Seriously, I barely have time to balance work and taking care of home, now i need a job at the school too or I'm a leper???[/quote]

Okay OP, starting to see your issues.  You should be involved in the school because it is your child's school.  If you went all 6 years without volunteering, going to a PTA meeting or event, or helping out with one little event, then yes, you are a social leper and did nothing to benefit the school your child goes to.  Most working parents are involved in some aspect of their child's school.  My child's school board the President, VP, treasurer, and delegates are all full time working parents (men and women.)

If you barely have time or work and take care of your home, then that is an issue you have to resolve.  As your child enters middle and high school, the demands are higher.  Even if she makes her own friends, she still needs rides to socialize, weekdays and weekends.  She will need help with homework.  She will be in clubs, sports, theater, or musical events outside of school hours.  Many in the evening or late afternoon.  Are you just going to be that mom that blames work on not only your child's social life but also why you can't help her or  can't attend school events?  You need to prioritize here.  Time is slipping away.  [/quote]

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