tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post2883016359275297854..comments2023-06-05T15:23:37.352+01:00Comments on Stay at home dad: Paid in FullStay at home dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-21196530625909718832007-04-24T10:55:00.000+01:002007-04-24T10:55:00.000+01:00Pig, grand to have you back. Who needs business tr...Pig, grand to have you back. Who needs business trips with holidays like yours! <BR/><BR/>WITN, good to see you here. Never enough sticky kisses! And thank you.Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-36173279701114318462007-04-23T18:43:00.000+01:002007-04-23T18:43:00.000+01:00You probably get enough sticky kisses. How about a...You probably get enough sticky kisses. How about a blogroll?wife in the northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-47880821981488338542007-04-22T21:06:00.000+01:002007-04-22T21:06:00.000+01:00Hello SAHD, I also salivate at the thought of busi...Hello SAHD, I also salivate at the thought of business trips. I've only ever been on one i think...but hubby does them all the time, loads of free wine. But have you forgotten the terrible night's sleep on a long-haul flight? Snoring or dribbling in your sleep and waking up to find that people are staring at you?!<BR/><BR/>It takes quite a while to get used to that 'invisible' thing, I was horrified to realise that no-one was going to pay me for staying at home, Tony Blair has missed a trick.<BR/><BR/>And to echo most of the other comments, you're doing a fab job, and it's far easier to go out to work...tell your male friends that.<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-6035867353117945092007-04-20T09:10:00.000+01:002007-04-20T09:10:00.000+01:00Hello Jan. Whether that's true or not, thanks!Hello Jan. Whether that's true or not, thanks!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-77345480163910373522007-04-20T08:54:00.000+01:002007-04-20T08:54:00.000+01:00Don't worry - we're both recycled already......!Don't worry - we're both recycled already......!debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-75208559905408345112007-04-19T23:30:00.000+01:002007-04-19T23:30:00.000+01:00You have A Very Important and Special Job. I'm su...You have A Very Important and Special Job. <BR/>I'm sure the important people in your world appreciate it/you fully. <BR/>Or they will when they're older ( mine did/do)... when they've had the benefit of your time and encouragement in their lives.<BR/>Don't underestimate yourself.<BR/>And just maybe ( maybe) you REALLY are the reserve goalie for Accrington Stanley ( sorry, QPR)<BR/>And finally, thankyou for popping into my Blog.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-12397103822755927972007-04-19T20:22:00.000+01:002007-04-19T20:22:00.000+01:00Debio, watch that husband of yours! As for you, I ...Debio, watch that husband of yours! As for you, I can guarantee you understand men, there's not much to know... <BR/><BR/>Cathy, I don't think you could be a sahd <I>without</I> being a feminist!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-23765481428127682892007-04-19T20:01:00.000+01:002007-04-19T20:01:00.000+01:00SAHD I do believe that you are going to turn into ...SAHD I do believe that you are going to turn into a feminist!<BR/><BR/>But seriously, I have done the same thing as you and I wouldn't have done any different, despite the loss of staus and income and the frequent frustration. But somehow society seems to accept women as carers yet not men. Just tell the men you are a teacher and a writer...after all, you are!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-18204481125941273102007-04-19T12:46:00.000+01:002007-04-19T12:46:00.000+01:00My husband always maintains he prefers the company...My husband always maintains he prefers the company of women, but that he in no way understands them!<BR/><BR/>I prefer the company of men and like to think I understand them only too well.<BR/><BR/>Probably we are both labouring under a misapprehension.<BR/><BR/>I do know, however, that nothing can replace what you are doing. I too was 'somebody' before I gave up being 'somebody' to be 'somebody else's'. We full time parents don't need some corporate appraisal to cast approval. What we are doing is soooo difficult that it would take an HR dept decades to prepare the template. <BR/><BR/>www.landofsand-debio.blogspot.comdebiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-12859764628159893312007-04-19T09:39:00.000+01:002007-04-19T09:39:00.000+01:00Thanks Lilly. Comments like yours do mean an awful...Thanks Lilly. Comments like yours do mean an awful lot. You should see the pity in their eyes if I mention blogging. But I am going to keep going...<BR/><BR/>Sahd.Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-38081877047785359182007-04-19T03:05:00.000+01:002007-04-19T03:05:00.000+01:00Well, this is exactly why stay at home carers shou...Well, this is exactly why stay at home carers should have something all their own - something that makes them feel appreciated and important. <BR/><BR/>You know your daughter appreciates you and loves you, and your job is the most important one on this planet. But sometimes you need immediate acknowledgement. <BR/><BR/>And that's SURELY your blog!!! I read your postings almost every day, and there are many more out there who love reading your words... so when someone asks what do you do, say "I blog". :)<BR/><BR/>I've left comments before, but not signed it. Now i'm introducing myself! Keep writing, I love reading it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-82693579918447283522007-04-18T23:27:00.000+01:002007-04-18T23:27:00.000+01:00I do believe I am paid in full for my efforts Groc...I do believe I am paid in full for my efforts Grocer and M&M, it's just that the world doesn't seem to see it that way. But then mums have known that for some time...!<BR/><BR/>Drunk mummy, even I'm not useless enough at football to get away with that one!Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-6670751535819164892007-04-18T22:57:00.000+01:002007-04-18T22:57:00.000+01:00And in years to come I'm sure you'll look back wit...And in years to come I'm sure you'll look back with more fondness at sticky kisses and tired hugs than self-important business trips!Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-36587367954380079932007-04-18T21:53:00.000+01:002007-04-18T21:53:00.000+01:00Dear SAHD, if you are really bothered by the "What...Dear SAHD, if you are really bothered by the "What do you do?" question in male company, just tell them you are the reserve goalie for QPR - they'll never know. Just make sure no-one kicks a football at you in the nursery playground.Drunk Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416146729096629298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309801433272440943.post-80210760969025345732007-04-18T20:30:00.000+01:002007-04-18T20:30:00.000+01:00No, I disagree with your final comments that no on...No, I disagree with your final comments that no one notices you.<BR/>The most important people in the world to you, notice you every day. They may not say it, they may not know it, but the richness that they have in their lives will always be there as a lasting "notice" of the sacrafice their Dad made. But you know this already otherwise you wouldn't be doing itGonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979621132151870323noreply@blogger.com