: About Me

I am a 28 year old wife and mother. I work part time at a store my husband and I own. I love to write and I'm always looking for an outlet for it.
Some things about me:
I have spina bifida.
I have a 2 year degree in culinary arts but I have only done jobs that someone without that education can do. I am scared to challenge myself but I know I have to.
I have 3 cats. We had 6 at one time but had to leave 3 behind with a friend when we moved.
I still lie to my parents.
I am an only child.

My passion is ...

Spreading what little knowledge I have

I know too much about ...

Food, and babies

My parents always told me ...

to try my best

My childhood ambition ...

I had a song I made up that went something like "I want to be a doctor or a teacher or an ice cream man"...clearly I am still just as confused as I was then

My favorite memory ...

family reunions at the lake

Why I write ...

It makes me feel like my opinion matters

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Right now? My son crunching on cereal

My first job ...

I was a CIT/kitchen worker at the summer camp where I had been a camper. Best summer of my life.

My best moment ...

Every time someone tells me my story has made a difference in someone's life.

My inspiration ...

People who need to be educated

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Is it better for children to be raised by stay-at-home parents?

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This question is absurd. It is better, no, *best*, for a child to be raised by parents who love and care for him the best they can. To do this, a parent must make a very personal decision on what is the most beneficial way to raise their child. Do they have enough money for one or both of them to stay home? Does one or both of the parents *want* to stay home, or do they feel they are better parents when they get some time away? Do they feel the child would benefit from day care, and can they even afford day care? To say it is *better* for a child to be raised by stay at home parents is to ...

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