tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post7603436678632447244..comments2023-11-05T02:43:58.241-05:00Comments on Mimi on the Breach: All Mommies Care: the Daycare Thinky PostMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-89589379155132910772007-05-18T16:50:00.000-04:002007-05-18T16:50:00.000-04:00I seem to have missed this post of yours.You're ri...I seem to have missed this post of yours.<BR/><BR/>You're right, it is a fine balance. We do what we can; we all do our best.<BR/><BR/>I'm a SAHF and the rebate goes to my wife. Hmm.11111111https://www.blogger.com/profile/10642068570509276596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-18016888121785819802007-04-12T12:44:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:44:00.000-04:00Wonderfully written and spot on.Thank you.Wonderfully written and spot on.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-7146282427390208902007-04-06T20:41:00.000-04:002007-04-06T20:41:00.000-04:00Perfectly said. Regardless of which side one takes...Perfectly said. Regardless of which side one takes in this debate (if indeed one takes a side - I totally waver between the two), our interests really are the same: happy children, happy families. Banal, I know, but still.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-48853793172565503112007-04-06T03:24:00.000-04:002007-04-06T03:24:00.000-04:00I complained strenously about the Liberal's propos...I complained strenously about the Liberal's proposal. I don't regret that. <BR/><BR/>That plan seemed to make the blanket assumption that working moms (regardless of gross income) deserve a financial break. While completely disregarding the fact that families with a single income earner (aka SAHMs) might also deserve some financial assistance. <BR/><BR/>The fractious debates of SAHM vs. Working N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533821425490415972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-83566785434604274002007-04-06T02:40:00.000-04:002007-04-06T02:40:00.000-04:00Journalists are trained to present all sides to an...Journalists are trained to present all sides to an issue -- which often translates into presenting "both" sides, and means that a journalist looks for person A who believes one thing and person B who believes the opposite. In other words, they're trained in polarity. It sure doesn't encourage open & honest debate.<BR/><BR/>But you know, online we can ignore the fact that some of us work and some Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-77071173815471388952007-04-05T23:09:00.000-04:002007-04-05T23:09:00.000-04:00What great reading tonight. I am trying to catch u...What great reading tonight. I am trying to catch up on all my fave's and I enjoyed the Q&A post as well.<BR/><BR/>I have so many thoughts on this post though. I have been both a working outside the home (3 years) and SAHM Mom (2 years) and I can say without question they are both hard. I was so fortunate that my childcare was grandparents, so I never had to worry about that part. That said, even Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-15712633459290876332007-04-05T21:17:00.000-04:002007-04-05T21:17:00.000-04:00All I can think to say at this hour is AMEN!All I can think to say at this hour is AMEN!OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-47436286612978872022007-04-05T11:35:00.000-04:002007-04-05T11:35:00.000-04:00Great post. I found myself having a judgmental tho...Great post. I found myself having a judgmental thought about another mother in real life this morning (related to daycare in fact), and I wondered why I was being judgmental about her when I'm not in the blogosphere. My mind wandered to other things before I came up with an answer, and it was enough just to catch myself in the judgment and stop. <BR/><BR/>But I think it's because I have barely cinnamon gurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363288586285868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-47731445170321884542007-04-05T07:18:00.000-04:002007-04-05T07:18:00.000-04:00Excellent post. I have a friend who is perhaps the...Excellent post. I have a friend who is perhaps the poster girl for the need for good, subsidized day care - she's going to nursing school full-time in an attempt to become financially independent from her abusive husband and is only covered for childcare expenses during the school year. During the summer - when she is working for minimum wage, her daycare subsidies stop because TECHNICALLY her Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-71868289251970315982007-04-05T00:53:00.000-04:002007-04-05T00:53:00.000-04:00I agree!I agree!Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574688179517054558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-68346292084435745172007-04-04T22:29:00.000-04:002007-04-04T22:29:00.000-04:00Right on. In my own life, women are supportive of ...Right on. In my own life, women are supportive of each other's choices, as I have found them to be in the bloggy world. I think in the U.S., the media often plays up the extremes (as they do with EVERYTHING), so it would make sense that lobbyists would also be cut from that cloth. One from each end of the spectrum, none from the middle. <BR/><BR/>DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU and your child will be happyMelanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-71738711537552895062007-04-04T22:15:00.000-04:002007-04-04T22:15:00.000-04:00Excellent post. I am too damn tired to craft a th...Excellent post. I am too damn tired to craft a thoughtful comment to your thinky post. But I think what Mad says is right. This is where everyone, not just the squeakiest wheels, get to have their full say. And that may explain the apparent lack of divide.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-18568370176353074072007-04-04T22:02:00.000-04:002007-04-04T22:02:00.000-04:00Great post. I attended a childcare rally at the Le...Great post. I attended a childcare rally at the Leg on Friday. Of all the people there, I was the one the TV camera singled out. I tried to choose my sound bite wisely but alas the media only ever allows sound bites--never thoughtful discussion. That's what fuels these awful binaries and once they are fueled, those who are drwn to polarities come out of the woodwork. It is a sad situation indeed.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.com