Would You If You Could.....?

Glade

Glade

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Would You If You Could.....?

This ought to jar some of you oldschoolers a little but here's the deal.
The idea has been proposed to myself by my wife of the option to be a stay at home dad sometime early to next year.
Her business is doing well and financially it's feasable.

The baby isnt due til mid Oct and the inlaws live within walking distance so there is no immediate rush to quit my job.
Weighing the pros and cons of it all, I'm really considering it. I think couples or people in general should play to their strengths. I'm more domestic and she's more into work.
I cant stand the idea of fckn daycare. Some fuck molests my kid and there will be no trial.

Anyway how many of you either already are and I mean by choice not due to layoff's health etc or how many would.
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s7v7n

s7v7n

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Glade said:
This ought to jar some of you oldschoolers a little but here's the deal.
The idea has been proposed to myself by my wife of the option to be a stay at home dad sometime early to next year.
Her business is doing well and financially it's feasable.

The baby isnt due til mid Oct and the inlaws live within walking distance so there is no immediate rush to quit my job.
Weighing the pros and cons of it all, I'm really considering it. I think couples or people in general should play to their strengths. I'm more domestic and she's more into work.
I cant stand the idea of fckn daycare. Some fuck molests my kid and there will be no trial.

Anyway how many of you either already are and I mean by choice not due to layoff's health etc or how many would.
G:cool:
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Ummmm, that's a hard decision. I would have no problem doing that, on a good side (pro) since I could work hard on my training and eat very well...being home most of the day.

On the other hand (con) - you look like a pussy, as you stay at home and don't support your family.
 
Glade

Glade

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s7v7n said:
Ummmm, that's a hard decision. I would have no problem doing that, on a good side (pro) since I could work hard on my training and eat very well...being home most of the day.

On the other hand (con) - you look like a pussy, as you stay at home and don't support your family.
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I know. I think about that but then I cant help but think how much is my choice and how much is a societal mandate?
Also, support has many deffinitions and purposes. Financially, maybe not so much but raising kids full time cannot be easy and I would deem very supportive.
 
billet5

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I think its great if you can stay at home with your kid. The only concern I think, is men measure their self esteem/self worth by being the provider. I dont know if its society or the way we are built all the way back to the beginning of time. I'm not saying you should feel that way, I just am not sure if I would end up feeling that way regardless of my awareness of it.
 
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steve miller

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I would love that if i were married and had kids..lol
I hate working..matter of fact I have not been to my sales job in well close to 3 weeks. Just can hack it anymore..really makes me sad that I went to school for 5 years and got an MBA just to realize I hate Corporate America, but im young nad hopefully can find something I like.

I say if you wife can support you guys financially, then stay at home, i mean who better to raise your child than YOU!
 
elitet34

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steve miller said:
I would love that if i were married and had kids..lol
I hate working..matter of fact I have not been to my sales job in well close to 3 weeks. Just can hack it anymore..really makes me sad that I went to school for 5 years and got an MBA just to realize I hate Corporate America, but im young nad hopefully can find something I like.

I say if you wife can support you guys financially, then stay at home, i mean who better to raise your child than YOU!
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Bro, you're young , you have time. Dont rush it , the RIGHT thing will come to YOU !

And good point about raising your own children....
 
thick

thick

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would be a very easy decision for me. Take care of your kid if you guys can afford it. ALthough if the inlaws are good people, it makes sense for them to help so you can have extra income. Will they watch the kid for free?
 
spanky

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Shit dude, i'd be all over that! Of course they just layed a handfull of people off Tuesday so the decision would be easier in that regard.

As far as daycare, everyone told me how sick my kid would get. I wasn't worried, he's big for his age and none of us ever got sick. He made it one fucking day and they were calling us to pick him up, he had a fever. Couldn't return within the next 24 hours. Daycare at that age was $850/month.

Then, when he's old enough to walk and play, he comes home with a huge bite mark on his forearm. I'm asking who did it, legally, they can't tell me. My boy told me, it was Jesse, the 3 year old with the ear ring and cornrows. Man, i struggled through that daycare. This little shit was mean. I should have known better when the parents were pulling up in their blinged out cars. You try to instill some manners in your kid only to have him taken advantage of. I've vented on here a lot about my boy.

Anyway, yes, i'd stay at home if I could maintain our current lifestyle. It's true what they, kids are teenagers before you know it.
 
Eleven11

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Glade said:
This ought to jar some of you oldschoolers a little but here's the deal.
The idea has been proposed to myself by my wife of the option to be a stay at home dad sometime early to next year.
Her business is doing well and financially it's feasable.

The baby isnt due til mid Oct and the inlaws live within walking distance so there is no immediate rush to quit my job.
Weighing the pros and cons of it all, I'm really considering it. I think couples or people in general should play to their strengths. I'm more domestic and she's more into work.
I cant stand the idea of fckn daycare. Some fuck molests my kid and there will be no trial.

Anyway how many of you either already are and I mean by choice not due to layoff's health etc or how many would.
G:cool:
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When my little girl was born I was in a situation where I could work swing shift and wife worked days so with the exception of the hour and a half she was with a friend of ours one of us was always with her. wasn't long after I was self employed so I could do whatever. Daycare was not an option we put her in pre-school the yr before she started reg school because she was ready. My thought is if you have them YOU should raise them...........11
 
Glade

Glade

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That vid is a friggin typical. That's all I got to say. That and I doubt an ass beating would do much good.
 
Uconn Mike

Uconn Mike

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Glade said:
This ought to jar some of you oldschoolers a little but here's the deal.
The idea has been proposed to myself by my wife of the option to be a stay at home dad sometime early to next year.
Her business is doing well and financially it's feasable.

The baby isnt due til mid Oct and the inlaws live within walking distance so there is no immediate rush to quit my job.
Weighing the pros and cons of it all, I'm really considering it. I think couples or people in general should play to their strengths. I'm more domestic and she's more into work.
I cant stand the idea of fckn daycare. Some fuck molests my kid and there will be no trial.

Anyway how many of you either already are and I mean by choice not due to layoff's health etc or how many would.
G:cool:
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Glade, if it is true that you are more into the domestic thing I absolutely think you're kid will be better off with you at home rather than having him in some daycare surrounded by kids whose parents my not give a fuck. And yes, their are a ton of whackjobs out there that would abuse a child with no second thought.

I am 45 years old and had my first child 2 1/2 years ago, a little boy who changed my fucking world! There is no way that I'm trusting him with strangers. My girl is a stay at home Mom and does an incredible job with him. I'm a very lucky man...
 
Finisher

Finisher

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Man, if you're wired like that, by all means, enjoy raising your child. Personally, I'm not wired that way and the child would end up in day care for a few hours per day to interact with other children and to give me a chance to catch a meeting and keep my head on straight.

Teething sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Glade

Glade

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Finisher said:
Man, if you're wired like that, by all means, enjoy raising your child. Personally, I'm not wired that way and the child would end up in day care for a few hours per day to interact with other children and to give me a chance to catch a meeting and keep my head on straight.

Teething sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh I hear ya there. That's what the mother in law who's 2 minutes away is for! And never a charge.;)
 
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