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Re: Lonesome for Your Kids?
writer1 #2317633 02/03/10 04:55 PM
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I have no problem with either parent staying at home.
I do think that we have to redfine what constitutes "caregiving".

I also think having a parent at home to raise the kids, while fine, is overrated. I think kids that go to daycare or have nannies do just fine if their parents are loving and involved.
Re: Lonesome for Your Kids?
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Originally Posted by Zelmo
I have no problem with either parent staying at home.
I do think that we have to redfine what constitutes "caregiving".

I also think having a parent at home to raise the kids, while fine, is overrated. I think kids that go to daycare or have nannies do just fine if their parents are loving and involved.

I agree, as long as the work hours are reasonable. It's hard to be loving and involved if you're never around.

Because of where we live, my H spends 3 hours a day commuting back and forth to work. So, he's gone 12 hours a day. It would be very difficult to raise a child if both parents had to adhere to such a schedule. But, there aren't any jobs where we live, so I if I did go back to work, we would both have to endure that kind of commute. I don't think it's good for any child to spend 12 hours a day in daycare.

Me: BS/FWW: 48
BS/WH: 50
DS: 30, 27, 25
DD: 28
OC: 10
BH and I are raising my OC together.
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