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I am a working mom, and I like it that way. While we couldn't afford for me not to work, if we could I still would because I'm not stay at hom mom material. The last two weeks of my maternity leave I was pulling my hair out because I was going stir crazy. That kind of stress is not good for kids OR mommies; kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for and they know when their parent is unhappy.
My son goes to a wonderful babysitter while my husband is in school (he works nights, I work days, so our son is in daycare for 4-5 hours a day). He doesn't like staying home all the time either, and starts acting up when he's been cooped up in the house for several days in a row.
When I have time off, I take my son to the aviary, the zoo, the park. We read, play soccer, and sing. He knows all of his letters and numbers already (he is 3) He recognizes letter patterns, although he doesn't "read" yet.
My mom was a stay at home mom. She was also an alcoholic and drug addict until she went clean when I was in high school; even though she was home, she wasn't really "there". I don't think that one is better than the other; I think it's the quality of the parent that matters.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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