Supermom does exist so it seems - sm
Posted By: on 2007-07-08
In Reply to: Wow, talk about being on the defensive! Yes, I have children, but I don't work when they're pl - It's much too dangerous. Red Flag SM
As much as I commend you on being able to do it all, not everyone can. I work at home, horrors, during the day while my kids are home for the summer. They are 7 and 8. I am not the breadwinner but we need the money to pay off bills, etc. I do not watch them every second of the day. I get them doing something whether it is reading in their rooms, drawing or playing in the play room, swimming out back (where I can see them from my desk and they can stand in) or playing on the swingset, or riding their bikes. I get up from time to time and check on them. I have trained them from day one not to wander, not to ride off on their bikes and to stay in the yard. If you remember when you were growing up I am sure your mother did not watch you 100% of the time, granted things were different then but there were still wackos about and bad things and accidents did happen and will continue to happen, it is all part of life unfortunately. I (and I am sure the OP too) never put my children in a dangerous situation, if I am uneasy about something either I am there with them or they don't do it, period. But not watching the kids 100% of the time does not make me (or her) a bad parent. I try to do most of my work at night, but I usually have to work the morning until 12, but I am juggling 3 PT jobs, so that makes it a bit more complex. If I only had the 1 job then I'd only be doing nights, but right now none of them bring in a huge amount as each is about $30 a job/day. So those of us who are not perfect will just muddle along I guess and do the best we can and hope we don't have anyone call Social Services on us! LOL.
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