Topic: No, you can't have both parents working full-time and still "raise" children. (Read 3807 times)

It was awesome both my parents worked until late at night. I could intercept report cards, suspension letters from school and even got my sister to intercept suspension phone calls

After school I would invite people back to smoke weed in a giant circle of 30+ students it was great having zero parental supervision

+1, this is cute

pwned

Hmmm. Fyi, both my parents worked since I was little, picking me up from kindergarten and preschool at 6pm, and once I started school, since 1st grade, I was on my own after classes. The term is Latchkey Kid. Since I was 7, I would come home and stay by myself until 4, doing homework or chores, then pick up my little brother from kindergarten at 5, and watched over him until my parents came home at 7. Sometimes I helped get dinner started, too. Both of my parents had to work because in USSR the average salary was about $300 a month. They even had to grow tulips in wooden boxes on the balcony to sell by the metro to make some extra money to be able to take care of us. I don't know why they had us. They did apparently want to, and were actually trying. And although I felt like I've "grown up" way before anyone else in my school, and felt more adult-like due to being on my own and having more responsibilities, which made me feel a bit alienated from the other kids, I still turned out OK in the end. Likely because we still spent evenings and weekends together as a family, instead of in front of the TV.

Perhaps we should ask you that.

Jon, clearly there is some aspect of being a standing joke to everyone who reads your posts that must really turn your crank. Why do you come here? Surely there must be a better venue for someone with such a desperate need for attention than one where everyone thinks you are a flaming asshole.

You have no clue and certainly no life experience concerning this topic. Come back when you grow up, girl.

Oh, it's just people bitching Atlas even though he is right this time.

The usual.

Same for me. What’s going on here?

Wow.  This is amazing.  Atlas says something I fully agree with.

Both of my parents worked and I turned out ok.

That's why you need a semi-auto rifle? To hunt?

I don't see any examples of that. I live to take care of myself. I work over 30 hours a week. I hunt. I am very self-sufficient.

I bitch about everything that forces me to work for wasteful programs, wars and violence I don't support: Taxes.

You bitch about everything that forces you to do work. You just want for someone to take care of you.

I'm with Jon too.

My wife and I switched to part-time work when we had children. We've never regretted it, and the children are happy and well-adjusted. Plus they've learned all about living economically.

I'm with jon.

People should take their families seriously - I see so many in my country who have 1-2 kids and then spend all their time travelling the world and in all ways possible wasting the limited resources available to mankind right now.

Our culture has degraded from a proud socialist working culture where you got educated, worked hard and when you were old or down on your luck you would get help.
I remember my old math teacher who would teach more than all the other teachers even if he qualified for a handicap pension.

Now its all "me-want", "me-deserve" and "paperwork/covering your ass instead of responsibility".


Anyway a working mother can't raise the 5-10 kids she biologically needs to to help the species along. Some people die or are unsuccessful, with 1-2 kids you can only go downhill.

My grandmother was a major and she took a lot of time off while she was having kids (3, good enough) so it really doesn't need to be as degrading as its portrayed today.

All these fancy travels, empty houses and oversized cars we are sacrificing our future for don't make anyone truly happy.


Our public schools are horrible too, just now they are trying to get my little cousin on medicine because he is so bored out of his skull by their slow teaching.
I'm not sure homeschooling alone is the best as kids need social interaction, but a re-think is necessary for sure.

What the f kind of society puts KIDS on medication if they don't fit in!?

It's called self-respect. It's called enjoying your own company.

Let's say I had no friends -- it would be of little relevance. I would still be happy.

Is it better to put all others above yourself? Is it better to sacrifice?

They were likely not rubbish. You simply didn't prefer the means/ends. What didn't you like about my posts?

keep telling yourself that.
in real life, when people say something like that, its because they are narcissistic assholes, who have no friends.

No, it makes me sad. I have nothing against you, but a lot of posts that you made were complete rubbish.

No examples. No reasoning. Just statements.

Also, your internet persona hates me. Internet personas hate me. In real life, people adore me.

I am awesome, I know I am awesome and you resent that.