I think people don't understand that if you work from home you still actually do need to work.
Given that I've been running a business from home for the last 3 years, I'm pretty up to snuff on what that takes.
Also, it's not at all surprising to me that the wife would have started to go crazy doing 24-7 child care. That's not "considering your child a burden" it's "omg spending my entire life with a 2-year-old is driving me up a tree." Most people feel this way!
Sure... but the wife shouldn't have BEEN the only one doing the child care. They BOTH work out of the home. When switching from "work mode" to "parent mode" is as easy as walking your ass out of one room and into another and saying "okay, honey, I've got it for a while - your turn to get stuff done," there isn't much excuse for *not* doing it.
Behavioral problems can happen with any child. I got kicked out of one preschool myself for being difficult (not biting, but still). My sister and brother on the other hand were very easy children. Same parents, different kids.
There are "behavioral problems", and there are "behavioral PROBLEMS." I've known quite a few disturbed children - for that matter I've been one - and yanno, maybe I've lived a sheltered life but... I have yet to encounter a really seriously violent child who didn't have significant problems at home. On the other hand, I have yet to encounter kids who had active, reasonable, non-abusive parents who didn't basically do okay.
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Date: 2005-06-02 03:20 am (UTC)Sure... but the wife shouldn't have BEEN the only one doing the child care. They BOTH work out of the home. When switching from "work mode" to "parent mode" is as easy as walking your ass out of one room and into another and saying "okay, honey, I've got it for a while - your turn to get stuff done," there isn't much excuse for *not* doing it.
There are "behavioral problems", and there are "behavioral PROBLEMS." I've known quite a few disturbed children - for that matter I've been one - and yanno, maybe I've lived a sheltered life but... I have yet to encounter a really seriously violent child who didn't have significant problems at home. On the other hand, I have yet to encounter kids who had active, reasonable, non-abusive parents who didn't basically do okay.