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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d like to hear the responses of people who didn’t have a sahm or a mother who was a teacher with summers off. Thanks![/quote]

I'm in my 50s, and both my parents worked throughout my childhood. When I was under 8, mom hired a babysitter / house cleaner and I have very found memories of spending time with her. We probably ran out of money as I got older.

After third grade I stayed at home by myself during the summers. Watched TV, played outside with other kids from the neighborhood, loved reading. Mom sent me to as many vacation Bible schools as she could, back then, where we loved, there were not so many summer camps for working mothers to send their kids. Also went to red cross swimming lessons with a neighbor and her kids.

My grandmother would sometimes pick me up and I would spend the day with her, but she was also taking care of my cousins and could only handle.so many kids.

Some days I also went to work with my mom and did tasks I could do...file, alphabetize, staple, etc...

When I was older I would read quite a bit, make dinner, and "volunteer" more at my mom's workplace. We would usually go to the beach once for a couple of days and go visit relatives for a week for vacation. My good friend had a SAHM, so when we were older I would sometimes go to their house for sleepovers during the week. [/quote]

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