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Originally Posted by sweetpea
(Even if you don't want children, please weigh in on this.)
Being a working mom or a stay-at-home Mom:
Which would you like to be if/when you have children?
Which do you think has more value?
Which do you feel is better for the child?
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I want to be a "housewife" anyway- not in the traditional sense but in the sense that I want to stay at home, perhaps be a potter or a photographer. I want to have all the time in the world to make Martel's home a castle, complete with queen. I don't have an intrest at all in being a "career woman." If we ever had kids, I would want to stay home with them. This is just my personal preference, and I would probably want to be doing pottery/photography from home while raising them. I don't think that either choice (working/staying at home) has more or less value, nor do I think that one is inherently better for the child.
You could be the world's greatest mom and still have a successful job, and you could be the worlds worst mom and stay at home all the time. The value of the parent doesn't depend on the job they have.
ps- aberkok, this IS Ladies' Lounge... I'd say that means dudes don't get to weigh in!
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