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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually just found this out recently... When I was around 7 years old, we were a family of 4, and my dad was making $24K as a medical resident (1989/1990). When I was 18 (family of 5) and getting ready for college, his salary was around $270K (2000). Now that I'm 34, his salary is at least double that.

Not bad for a man who came to this country with $214, a wife, a kid, and a huge dream. We may not have had it all when I was growing up, but he's worked his ass off to give us the world and he still works his ass off just to continue giving us all that he can.

(My mom has never worked outside the home. She's a SAHM and [b]her FT job has always been our family, which is a huge undertaking.[/b])[/quote]

Bro, can we stop saying shit like this? Working moms' jobs are ALSO their families. They just have to be energetic enough to do TWO FT jobs (one for pay, and one for free). [/quote]

PP here. Bro, can we stop being so insecure? What I wrote wasn't a knock against anyone. You taking it that way is on you. [/quote]

+1 I am a SAHM and my family could not function at the high level they do with me working. Two income families sure have more money but they also have to spend more. I see costs for tutors, therapies, cars, drivers, camps, clothing, food, cleaning ... all adding up at two income households. But they also have money to throw at their problems. We went another route. To each their own. [/quote]

Hmm.  Most SAHMs are not qualified to provide therapies.  And last I heard, they still eat and wear clothes.  Nice try.  It's the typical tactic of the self-justifying SAHM--add up all the costs of working, but neglect to account for any of the costs of staying at home, much less fully account for the salary and benefits.  [/quote]

Maybe the PP was trying to say that kids of non-SAHMs are messed up and therefore need therapy?[/quote]

Yes, all kids of working mothers are in therapy and have higher food and clothing costs than children of working mothers. This is a fact you can learn at the ladies who lunch bridge club.[/quote]

No kidding, the therapies dig was totally below the belt.  Why don't we go back to talking about our parents and their situation and let go of the SAHM vs WOHM insecurities?[/quote]

I am pretty sure she meant any necessary therapies like OT and speech,etc. Not psychotherapy?

Anyway, I am secure enough to say that NO I do not work the same FT parenting gig as a SAHM. Its outsourced for a large chunk of the day and will be when they are at school for all of us anyway. It just is what it is, I can be the parent but don't  claim to be parenting at 2pm when a SAHP is doing that grunt work at home.[/quote]

So it's okay she said that kids with SAHM don't need speech or occupational therapy? Yeah, that's really not better. [/quote]
No, I'm sorry, I wasn't saying it was better but thought it was at least different than many were taking it (still delusional tho). But still, I stand by being secure enough to admit that I am not doing the same amount of parenting on a daily basis as SAHP[/quote]

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