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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not usually a very strict parent, but if my 13 year old said that to me I would make them submit to a week where I: do not drive them anywhere, including their favorite sports and classes, make them take the school bus, make them make their own meals, stop cleaning the house or doing the dishes, and stop doing laundry. If they have no idea what adulting looks like, we need to show them.[/quote]

The thing is that all this gets done if both parents work. It’s not like their friends who have working parents don’t play sports, wear clean clothes or have dinner. Talk to your child about the pros and cons of staying home and why it works for you and DH and it may or may not work for then if they have families.[/quote]
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They may have "clean" clothes and eat dinner, but not necessarily home cooked meals, or eat dinner together.

And those parents are probably way more stressed out,  which translates into more stress at home.  And/or they outsource a lot of stuff, including their meals.

-signed a wfh mom[/quote]

Why is “clean” in quotations? Do you think working parents don’t actually do laundry or are you talking about yourself?

I work and my child has actual clean clothes available at all times and we eat a home cooked meal (that was cooked by me) every night. I also make most of our food from scratch including bread and snacks and keep a pretty clean house. Child also participates in activities including one sport per season, music class, and scouts.

Op, what do you actually do all day? I had a stay at home mom and I was pretty awful as a teenager but I always knew and had an appreciation for all the things my mom did for our family. Which was A LOT, not spending her day on Pilates. If you are a sahm who has a lot of help and spends your days perfecting your physique and relaxing it’s a pretty valid question to ask. [/quote]

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