June 2008 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Nine things stay at home moms never want to hear again.
1. What do you do with all your free time?
2. If you're tired, why don't you nap when your kid does?
3. It must be nice to not have to work.
4. Your husband must do really well, I could never afford to stay at home.
5. When do you plan to return to your career?
6. Don't you feel like getting a master's degree was a waste of money?
7. You'll never read a book again. Or Travel. Or Shower.
8. I'd die without adult conversation.
9. Does your husband give you allowance from his paycheck?
2. If you're tired, why don't you nap when your kid does?
3. It must be nice to not have to work.
4. Your husband must do really well, I could never afford to stay at home.
5. When do you plan to return to your career?
6. Don't you feel like getting a master's degree was a waste of money?
7. You'll never read a book again. Or Travel. Or Shower.
8. I'd die without adult conversation.
9. Does your husband give you allowance from his paycheck?
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Re: Nine things stay at home moms never want to hear again.
A big fat AMEN to numbers 4 and 6. Here comes a nice little vent.
I can't even tell you how many times people have said things to me like, "wow, they must pay teachers a lot more in your district than mine..." or, "you guys must be living paycheck to paycheck/ have an absolute ton of credit card debt," or "how in the world do you make it work on your DH's income?" I know people aren't always purposely trying to be nosy, but it's not appropriate. I get that people are smart enough to realize there is probably more to the story based on simple observation, but it's my belief that personal finances are just that-- personal. I would never dare ask someone how they afford so many vacations, make their mortgage, afford their vehicles, etc., but I suppose others feel differently than I about the appropriateness of that line of questioning.
And on #6, I don't think any type of education is a waste.
Same here! I have even heard some of this from my own husband...men are clueless sometimes.
DH is totally guilty of "it must be nice not to have to go to work!" and my ILs have made comments asking why Im still in school if Im just going to be a stay at home mom. Not that their opinion matters, but sahm or not, I think education is important.
m/c 7/17/10
Dx: MFI- 3% morph
IUIs: Gonal-F + Ovidrel + b2b IUI= BFNs
IVF with ICSI= BFP! EDD 11/25/11
3/18- Beta #1 452! 3/20- Beta #2 1,026!! 3/27- First u/s- TWINS!
Our twin boys arrived at 36w5d due to IUGR and a growth discordance
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.