Posted on 02/11/2005 9:38:27 PM PST by Salvation
I was a latch-key kid of the 60's and sooo needed my mother to be there for me. The situation wouldn't allow it (single mother) and I understood that. I vowed to do things differently. I'm a stay at home mother who home educates, and conducts a business from the home...and the whole family loves it!
bump to your post!
You're living my dream.
Husband half jokingly said when I wanted to quit working outside of home: "Are you going to seek gainful employment?"
Due to that comment I'm still working. How do you "justify" getting to stay home without the kids? I could use some pointers. LOL
I'm one of a few stay at home moms in our neighborhood. It's interesting how they come to one of our homes to chat, get a band-aid, drink of water or a kind word - even when their parents are home. Hmmm.
This all ties into a subject which has gotten me into some spirited disagreements on this forum, just how is the standard of living now higher than in years past? I maintain that the true standard of living is actually falling. I don't see how you can say it is rising unless you measure it solely in how many bathrooms per person are available and other such measures, perhaps the abundance of color televisions available for viewing garbage? I could write a long essay on why I see the living standard as declining.
Your journey out of that dysfunctional family made me cry. Isn't it the most liberating thing to be "found" by God? You have been blessed. How can anyone have a negative thought about Christians? Christ has pulled so many millions of souls out of the muck and set them on the mountain. God bless you for caring for your family the right way.
I thought the village was sposed to be handlin this.
Good explanation - thanks - Kassie - our boys fit this description don't you think?
I would like to see a book compiled by 'latch-key" kids to tell the REAL story of how they were impacted.
I get sick when the libs say "kids adjust" - well, yeah, like they had a choice!
Not to mention - if a child goes off to day care at mere weeks old and grows up in that system - how are they to know life should be different?
All they know, instinctively, is that something is missing. There's a detachment - and that will be there always.
.(Besides my daughter, I have 4 sons - and altogether 15 grandchildren - one son worked nights for years so that one parent would always be with the children, then started his own business out of the home - and 2 sets of g'kids were watched by grandma's (me one ;o) ) - so that NONE were 'warehoused.' I am so proud of them all.)
What most parents don't know is that the educrats TAUGHT, at middle school age, our school kids that NO "man" should ever accept that his wife should be a stay at home - that she should be responsible for 50% of all finances. I sat in on one of the "latent imprinting" sessions once, as a reporter. (19080's) I was flabbergasted. They had bussed several counties worth of kids to a conference where a rep from Wash. DC lectured them. - and that was the mildest part of the c*ap they instilled in them...much was anti-parent.
It was the lesbians who didn't want to be stay-at-home moms that started the "feminist" ball rolling, convincing women that they had no worth - or life - if they weren't out in the workaday world getting a paycheck, like men. That they were mere slaves if they were at home cooking and cleaning and taking care of home and family.
Then when the 2 income family came about, the commercial world of realty, furniture, appliances, etc etc, caught on, the prices went up on everything to take advantage of it.
That evolved into needing two income to try to maintain the status quo that had been with the one income family...but as prices continue to rise, we are slipping behind, and even a single person, now, with only one income, has a very hard time.
And before I get jumped on for saying this started as a lesbian movement - that is not "hate" or "discrimination" - just fact. I find it comical that when anyone mentions anything with the slightest connotation of negativity, even if true, about the groups of folk that are untouchable at the cost of being charged with discrimination - scream bloody murder. Tough. Fact's are facts...if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Oh wait, that's exactly what they wanted... :o)
"As a result, we have childhood extending up through the twenties,"
I fear you may stand revealed as an incurable OPTOMIST! I can show you plenty of examples of childhood extending well into the thirties and sometimes even beyond.
Way to go!
The child care center that I owned (five classroroms) was attached to the living area/residence. My husband and I purchased the business specifically so that I could be home when my OWN children got home!
But I did pick up lots of latch-key kids. Never took federal money for any of it. Totally private!
God bless you both. My son-in-law stays home sometimes with one of my grand-daughters.
**It's even worse than is being presented here.**
Thank you for sharing that cryptic message.
No flames from me.
**the decay of society, in regards to kids, for the last 15 yrs. or so started when Mom left the home.**
Couldn't agree more!
**It's interesting, though that as the spoiled boomers children are having children, there's almost a reverse exodus back into the home. They won't regret it as the perks are priceless...you just can't get open-mouthed jelly-kisses in the secretarial pool **
Love that word picture!
One of my daughters and one daughter-in-law stay home with their children. I keep telling them I am so proud of them.
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