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October 8, 2005, 12:33 am PDT
Stay At Home Moms
Quote From: txs_wisHowdy, nice to find other stay at home moms. I do admire those that homeschool but I am afraid I do not have that much patients. I have 4 kids - 13, 8, 7 and 4. I too wouldn't have it any other way. To stay home with my children, both my husband and I think, has been the best decision we've made in regards to raising our children. I do have a college degree and had been often told by a close friend that I was wasting it. she on the other hand complained about her children's lack of motivation in school, short attention spands and so on. she and her hubby both worked full time in Houston, TX. Calling her after 9pm was trying as their kids were still up because they wanted to spend quality time with them. Their days were long and nites short as they had to be up early enough to deliver their kids to before school day care and be to work on time in the Houston traffic. With her last child though, she opted to stay home. the first thing she told me was that she noticed how calm and attentive her children had become. Boy, I had to bite my tongue to keep from saying, 'I told you so!!!"
I do work in direct sales for extra income these days but prefer to stay home with my kids and keep them busy with activities and enjoy their milestones in life.
gdh, Wisconsin I also have a college degree and I do actually use my degree (in my church ministry) but staying home is the best choice I have ever made. I have two good natured girls and very easy to please (most of the time), I decided along time ago that I wanted to see my little ones grow and watch them mature into who they are to become and I wasn't about to miss all the firsts and the great opportunities that I would be led to, to spend with my children. I believe parents are the best teachers and role models for their children and it is a great privelege and blessing to be a stay at home mom. My oldest is in preschool now and she loves it, she is very well behaved and ahead of her class LOL. which is becasue of the qaulity time and effort that I was able to put into my children, my youngest isn't as far advanced as my oldest was at 2 but she isn't far behind. I believe children need to be raised in the home and that we as a society have a dependency on daycare, which I am not saying daycare is a bad thing but I do believe some children spend too much in them. I believe our children are worth us taking time out of our careers and concentrating on them is well worth everything. it may not always be easy but it certainly is a blessing to be home with them. As far as homeschooling, I believe it is a great idea as we are thinking about doing it. I believe it can be a great adventure for the kids as well as the parents, It certainly takes planning and committment on the parents part but I also believe it would be well worth it, I am sure you would be great at it, just gotta be creative and have the desire to do it. but I also understand that all of us are different with different personalities, and I think as long as we are prioritizing our time and investments then we will make the right choices, especially when it comes to our children.
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