Do's and Don'ts

Today's Dooce

A couple of thoughts on that....

1. She's got a point. That I happen to agree with, wholeheartedly. Why IS staying at home with your kids seen as a cop-out, as an invalid choice, as a job only for those who have "given up" or are considered too stupid to hold a "real" job, anyway? Like it's so much harder to work the check-out of Target than it is to plan, shop for, and cook relatively healthy meals that the kids will actually eat? than it is to spend the day with a toddler, change his diapers 12 times, and keep him entertained and somewhat mentally challenged without resorting to the use of duct tape and Barney?

Why is it considered harder to train teenage people how to stock shelves than it is to train them to clean up their freaking rooms, do their own laundry, and generally be self-sufficient people? Harder to teach them algebra than it is to teach them to think for themselves, to ask questions of authority, to come to their own conclusions and stand by their beliefs? Why is it considered an invalid choice to try to be HOME when your teenaged offspring get home from school, instead of at work, wondering if they're going to set the house on fire after smoking all that crack? Why are women who stay home, or want to stay home considered such losers by some? At least most of us are happy at our jobs, even if the pay sucks.

2. How come so few people think the same thoughts about men? Stay at home Dads are even more reviled than stay at home Moms are.

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I stay at home, although I need to find some way to bring in the cash. I don't know if I fit the demographic or not.

I don't watch soaps.
I do watch Battlestar Galactica.

I drive a car-based SUV
There are no, and never will be, any church related bumper stickers on it. There may be a pentacle on it.

I don't support bushtard or his campaign to create more wealth for his buddies.
I do support a person's right to control their reproduction, their bodies, and decide who uses them.

I don't go to any church.
I don't go to any bars, either.
I do go to Home Depot.

I occasionally shop at the local whole-foods market.
I usually shop at the local major chain.

I loathe the colors pink, orange, beige and lime green.
I usually wear all black.

I don't have any shirts with bunnies, teddy bears, adorable puppies or kittens on them.
I do have shirts with skeletons on them. I need more.

I don't wear a diamond wedding set.
My wedding ring has dragons on it.

I don't watch Phil.
I do watch Ghost in the Shell SAC.

I don't listen to Country or Pop radio.
I do listen to SR-71, Neuroticfish, and Oingo Boingo that I've bought or downloaded, and burned to a custom CD.

I don't belong to any clubs.
I do belong to several online forums.

I will never vote Republican. I'm not a fundamentalist Christian, or a Christian of any sort.
So why do they seem to be the only groups that think staying home with your kids isn't a waste of a person? (as long as the person is female. arrgghh.)

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The reason I haven't updated in a while is that I've been BUSY. I cleaned out the kids' room, the playroom, the attic storage room and the linen closet. I've been laying tile, painting, putting up shelves, and organizing. I've also been spending more cuddle time with husbandguy, which cuts into online foolery, as well.

Kit Kaze, creator of functioning adults.