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In the discussion thread: The GOP stance on stay-at-home moms, in two sentences. [View all]

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 01:49 PM

SheilaT (12,585 posts)

6. Not necessarily.

I was a SAHM. and merely in the middle class. My husband never made six figures, substantially below that, and we simply made certain economic decisions that allowed me to stay home.

And no, it wasn't in the 1960's or even 1970's, but the 80's and 90's.

People sometimes have more choices than they realize they do.

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51 replies	Author	Time	Post
The GOP stance on stay-at-home moms, in two sentences. [View all]	LetTimmySmoke	Apr 2012	OP
That's it in a nutshell. nt	laundry_queen	Apr 2012	#1
+1. It's the equation that destroys the Republicans.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#24
Nail meet hammer	madokie	Apr 2012	#2
that covers it.	salin	Apr 2012	#3
and if you are a middle class white, black, green whatever woman	d_r	Apr 2012	#4
Not necessarily.	SheilaT	Apr 2012	#6
I did that too -- and paid for it dearly.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#15
I also paid for it dearly.	laundry_queen	Apr 2012	#25
I know I can't speak for you, I can't begin to know	SheilaT	Apr 2012	#27
I can relate.	laundry_queen	Apr 2012	#30
Our Workplaces Are Being Run by Ruthless Sociopaths	Yavin4	Apr 2012	#46
Thanks for telling your story.	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#36
Hmmm... looks like one major problem here	Fawke Em	Apr 2012	#48
I don't dispute that one bit. nt	laundry_queen	Apr 2012	#50
yeah I understand	d_r	Apr 2012	#23
Same here. I chose to stay home and be with our boys. It cost us in some ways. No regrets though.	left coaster	Apr 2012	#38
well unless you are selfish and	lunasun	Apr 2012	#8
Yep, that's it.	FailureToCommunicate	Apr 2012	#5
And, P.S., America, don't forget that Money does NOT marry outside of Money, so we have	patrice	Apr 2012	#7
I also think of an old Brecht lyric about the ban on abortion imposed in the early Hitler era	Ken Burch	Apr 2012	#9
Succinct, elegant and perfect. This needs to go viral. K&R nt	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#10
Or a poor white woman, too. Their hate crosses all boundaries.	Faygo Kid	Apr 2012	#11
But...	SpencerShay	Apr 2012	#14
I know, but this one is personal.	Faygo Kid	Apr 2012	#16
Nah..they're just haters, white, black, asian, indian-makes no difference.	MichiganVote	Apr 2012	#20
What world are you living in?	DevonRex	Apr 2012	#35
LetTimmySmoke: This is the BEST summation I have ever heard. Thank you	LoisB	Apr 2012	#12
Poor, Cadillac-driving welfare queens bad...	GoCubsGo	Apr 2012	#13
Yep. Exactly. nt	snappyturtle	Apr 2012	#17
This is racist	Mason Dixon	Apr 2012	#18
Agree. Its about women and choices/lack thereof. Not race.	MichiganVote	Apr 2012	#19
Do you agree with all the personal attacks in that post too?	2ndAmForComputers	Apr 2012	#28
What?	Stuckinthebush	Apr 2012	#29
If They Gave DUzies For Douchbaggery, Sir, Your Post #18 Would Be A Shoo-In	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#32
So, will you start publishing DUchies every Friday? n/t	eridani	Apr 2012	#37
Probably Not, Ma'am, But It Is An Idea....	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#40
+ a gazillion	chervilant	Apr 2012	#39
permeates	Tunkamerica	Apr 2012	#34
And according to Mitt Romney if you're a stay-at-home-mom you have NO dignity, see below	Tx4obama	Apr 2012	#21
Nice catch on that quote	dflprincess	Apr 2012	#26
The bored faces behind Mitt tell just how fun these old, rich, white assholes are..	glowing	Apr 2012	#31
Wow. Amen. nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#22
EXCELLENT point. K&R	Number23	Apr 2012	#33
+1	LeftishBrit	Apr 2012	#41
Brilliant! Borrowing this but will give you credit.	Greybnk48	Apr 2012	#42
Take out "black" and I agree with your statement.	SmellyFeet	Apr 2012	#43
But, "welfare queens" are black women.	Quantess	Apr 2012	#44
Nonesense, Sir: the Republican Appeal Is To Racism, Continually; Racism Cannot Be Taken Out Of It	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#45
the facts are these:	Mason Dixon	Apr 2012	#47
Racism may be without ideology but the modern Republican party	EFerrari	Apr 2012	#49
You Do Understand What Nonesense This Is, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2012	#51

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