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However, just because mum isn't physically there doesn't mean that she's not there. Although we (brother and I) had a lot of activities each week and mum didn't get home until 5:30 (starting in 9th...
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Sue right case once school having a know, is school is the they get I think that must depend a lot on where you live...
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PattyMomVA into are (school home, where no into where you discipline on parent's themselves if That's true - but I still think that a town with a population of under 1000...
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emilymr Yeah, I call those the "Professional Parents." They come at parenting the way they'd come at their careers, with everything by the book...
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Sue What a pessimistic view of motherhood!! I have no sympathy for women who sign their 9 kids up for 4 different after school activities each, and then complain that they spend all their time...
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There was a book called The Mommy Myth a year or two back and while I didn't...
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Part of what bothers me about that article is that it describes parenting in a specific region and income bracket...
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Rivka W not certain of people Incidentally, you won't be turned away from a hospital - that's illegal...
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I just want to mention (please don't flame me) that someone women (my SIL, for example) have a lovely time doing this. She just threw a fabulous 'Princess...
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Beach Mum I have little patience for this atbreastude. To me, that's the culture of mediocrity speaking--no one can do well at anything, because if you do, you'll...
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Normally, I'd agree with you, particularly about this issue. However, about a year ago (when...
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Beach Mum Well, that can be true just because of supply and demand issues ;-) A few years ago it was like that around here, because there were...
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Around here, there are virtually NO sports available at school until high school. (There's a little in Jr. Hi, but not...
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Denise Anderson that's move Thank God! The way you phrased that I thought he was in jail! I was really worried... I came really close to asking, "What is he in for...
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Hmmm. My 7 year old has piano lessons (once a week), soccer (once a week), and cub scouts (once...
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Until last night, I would have thought that your level of activity was what the article was discussing. However, a friend was here for dinner and she mentioned the following...
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I look at my parents in awe... 4 kids spanning 11 years. When I was a senior in high school, that meant 3 of us taking music lessons (once-week plus group lesson twice...
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It's definitely not a pessimestic view. It's spot on. You don't have kids yet, so you will naturally say that moms don't have to do all...
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:16:56 -0500, Sue No offense, but those things I have found to be very typical for US-born...
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Sue kids things. is said reading I snipped the rest of your post, but the basic gist of it was that there's a lot of pressure to do what these...
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Yes, I agree. That kind of was my point. Lots of women have put the pressure on themselves...
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Sue needing and so my DD the this "No, Sweetie, your friends are spoiled and will grow up to be useless, you don't want to be...
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of see useless, The thing I've noticed is that some people with A Lot of Money are often...
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Caledonia I was just kidding, of course, but as someone with A Lot of Money, I agree. Our disposable income...
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Cautionary statment... I am replying to your ideas. I feel a RANT of my own coming on. I sound like I am attacking you. I am not. I am trying to...
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my see up... LOL. I've grown accustomed to your posting style. You usually don't upset me. I usually agree with you 100%. :o...
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No. Who would say such a thing in RL? I mean, I have heard people talk garbage on usenet. But no one has ever said such a thing to me. And if they...
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:53:47 GMT, "P. Tierney" Emily on mk-fl posted this url for a response I think is telling. The problem isn't a new...
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stuff comes Where or very, capitalist I would argue that in Canada our standards of care are excellent, and that wait times are usually only long when...
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Sue kids things. is said reading And it's not necessarily the "best school" by some external pressure - I couldn't care...
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Talk to me in about 8 years ;-) While I agree with you in theory, you'll be surprised how easy it is to get very, very busy with just a couple of activities...
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I feel like I'm an exception here, after reading many of the posts. Starting in about grade 7 or so, I took ballet, piano lessons, skating and Hebrew School (twice a week). I was responsible...
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Karen Hahaha! I know... talents (especially social I know this one family who has stuff every single...
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Karen you'll be talents (especially social lessons, involves two segments week evenings per loves? towel on to not periods where amazing Wednesdays! I our can't. I hear you...
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While I agree with this, there is something to the fact that college applications look at things like well-roundedness. For some people, for whom it's important to go to a "good college...
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This is a problem with *older* kids, though, not with the preschool-early elementary school...
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Circe They won't. It matters if you think your kid is going to be compebreastive at certain things, but the admissions board isn't going to care if your kid is the next dance...
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Irrational Number different Yes and no. I went to the top undergraduate university in Canada, and on scholarship. Incidentally, the quality of education I received...
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shinypenny My mom was a working mom (writer, teacher of writing, typically lots separate jobs put together), and so I...
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The grbutt is always greener on the other side. Anyone want *my* career? Here is a question for all of...
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Irrational Number I got a hell of an education from the state university (Purdue), and...
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While I agree with you in principle, it isn't always that easy to follow through on this. For it to work, you buttume that your kids...
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Ericka Kammerer So I take it sports and the Arts are not part of the US school curriculum? Kids here get...
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Unadulterated Me It depends entirely upon where you live. In some areas, budget cuts or poor test scores have forced them to go to a more basic curriculum, while in other areas, like where we...
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Unadulterated Me Well, as usual, it depends ;-) It used to be that elementary school kids (6-12 years or so) had recess (time to go outside and play) daily and gym...
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Ericka Kammerer to Scouts or That's a good point. I figure that our kids will probably take music lessons, and...
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Oh, absolutely. The rub comes in when you've got a kid who *wants* to play sports...and play an instrument...and go to scouts with his best friend...and...
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scheduling, We've found what works best is only scheduling activities on the weekends. I don't want to be running around on weekday evenings. We...
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Chotii In New Zealand income tax (known as PAYE..pay as you earn) is 33...
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Unadulterated Me societies, what to be that way? then you I Various states have various levels...
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