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hedgehog

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6. What is rarely mentioned is that for most stay at home moms there

Reply to larkrake (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 01:43 PM

Apr 2012

is the constant stress of making sure all the bills get paid on a single income. We all make choices, and whether we are stay at home moms or working mothers, we give something up.

I was a stay at home mom until my youngest entered kindergarten. I was able to do a lot of things for and with my older children, but there was the stress of worrying about whether the car would keep running or wondering if the washer could be fixed. When I went back to work, there was more cash but then there was the stress of not having the time to be there for the younger kids as I had been for their older siblings.

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Stay at home moms Do work harder than most, but Ann Romney did not [View all] larkrake Apr 2012 OP

I don't like this discussion AT ALL, elleng Apr 2012 #1

She is said to have MS, and it is unfortunate, but she has put herself larkrake Apr 2012 #4

I checked that out and I think her even having it would not matter LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #13

SAH moms do work hard, no doubt, but not harder than most. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #2

I think the discussion is legitimate. GermanDem Apr 2012 #3

Which is why I placed this in Politics 2012. It isnt where they came from larkrake Apr 2012 #5

What is rarely mentioned is that for most stay at home moms there hedgehog Apr 2012 #6

I hope you weren't implying that Ann had stress from being a stay at home mom with the above issues. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #15

I meant exactly the opposite - that Ann hedgehog Apr 2012 #16

This is a poisonous line of attack. denem Apr 2012 #7

Whyt should they be off limits? Retrograde Apr 2012 #19

I have a problem Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #8

That is today's reality. denem Apr 2012 #10

We (women) are still shooting ourselves in the foot fugop Apr 2012 #17

Thanks for challenging my assumptions Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #18

The point is that Ann Romney was fortunate enough to have had choices..... FrenchieCat Apr 2012 #9

No, there is another point. denem Apr 2012 #11

I was fortunate to have a choice to be a stay at home mom The empressof all Apr 2012 #12

Really? abelenkpe Apr 2012 #14

Is there proof that she had nannies? geek_sabre Apr 2012 #20