Comments on: SAHM http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LawyerChick http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/comment-page-1/#comment-86354 LawyerChick Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:21:03 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/#comment-86354 Wow. Not having kids myself, this is a little scary as we have been considering it (the whole having kids thing, I mean). DoctorDude won't be able to handle it. I won't be able to handle it. I can barely handle the puppy. Me scared. Wow. Not having kids myself, this is a little scary as we have been considering it (the whole having kids thing, I mean). DoctorDude won’t be able to handle it. I won’t be able to handle it. I can barely handle the puppy.

Me scared.

]]> By: Dee http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/comment-page-1/#comment-85476 Dee Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:22:30 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/#comment-85476 My kiddo is 4 and the huge, gaping maw that is summer is exactly why I've shelled out a total of $1280 to have her in various activities for a few hours every day almost the whole summer. She's currently at a preschool "program" at a local athletic club where they do rotations of swimming, gymnastics, art, & stories every morning. She'll also be having dance camp, art camp, and science camp. Yes, I have turned into one of those mothers I used to hate. :-) But with no family around for 1000+ miles, this is literally the only way I can get a break without putting her in a daycare center. This way, she gets a few hours of activities she enjoys in addition to social time with other kids. And I get a few hours of time to myself so I don't go insane! Hang in there! My kiddo is 4 and the huge, gaping maw that is summer is exactly why I’ve shelled out a total of $1280 to have her in various activities for a few hours every day almost the whole summer. She’s currently at a preschool “program” at a local athletic club where they do rotations of swimming, gymnastics, art, & stories every morning. She’ll also be having dance camp, art camp, and science camp. Yes, I have turned into one of those mothers I used to hate. :-) But with no family around for 1000+ miles, this is literally the only way I can get a break without putting her in a daycare center. This way, she gets a few hours of activities she enjoys in addition to social time with other kids. And I get a few hours of time to myself so I don’t go insane! Hang in there!

]]> By: Mom2Miles http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/comment-page-1/#comment-85445 Mom2Miles Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:19:28 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/#comment-85445 Oh, I empathize with you. I have a similar 2-yo-old and my lord, is he demanding! He is quite the talker already & will repeat something until you acknowledge it. "Yes, that is a big truck. You're right. I DO see it. YES!!" And the whining for milk I think would go on until he literally lost his voice. And even then, he'd find some way to get his point across until he gets what he wants. Oh, I empathize with you. I have a similar 2-yo-old and my lord, is he demanding! He is quite the talker already & will repeat something until you acknowledge it. “Yes, that is a big truck. You’re right. I DO see it. YES!!” And the whining for milk I think would go on until he literally lost his voice. And even then, he’d find some way to get his point across until he gets what he wants.

]]> By: penelope http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/comment-page-1/#comment-85442 penelope Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:01:19 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/#comment-85442 This post probably wasn't supposed to make me smile, but it did. I know just what you mean, about the two-year-olds. I sympathize greatly on the sleep front, it's really key in this whole scenario, makes everyone's lives happier. I hope you're able to rest well soon! This post probably wasn’t supposed to make me smile, but it did. I know just what you mean, about the two-year-olds. I sympathize greatly on the sleep front, it’s really key in this whole scenario, makes everyone’s lives happier. I hope you’re able to rest well soon!

]]> By: Traci http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/comment-page-1/#comment-85437 Traci Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:06:17 +0000 http://american-family.org/2008/06/13/sahm/#comment-85437 Amen, Shumei! The secret to summer is a schedule. I'm not a huge schedule person but it is necessary for everyone to have a fun and happy summer. We also do school (math and spelling) and chores in the AM. We swim after that every single day. They see a tutor/teacher one day a week for more structured reading and writing assignments and she plays great games with them too. They love going there. They work with her together for one hour. It's the best $25 a week that I spend the entire summer! I love spending the summer with my kids. What I hate is the homework nine months of the year! But we do it and look forward to summer! Traci Amen, Shumei!

The secret to summer is a schedule. I’m not a huge schedule person but it is necessary for everyone to have a fun and happy summer. We also do school (math and spelling) and chores in the AM. We swim after that every single day. They see a tutor/teacher one day a week for more structured reading and writing assignments and she plays great games with them too. They love going there. They work with her together for one hour. It’s the best $25 a week that I spend the entire summer!

I love spending the summer with my kids. What I hate is the homework nine months of the year! But we do it and look forward to summer!

Traci

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