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. You've done this while also trying to watch a young child? ...because if you haven't, you don't really know what it takes. Believe me.
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.
You think it's that easy? *laughs*
Also, what about the fact that even in the fantasyland you describe, this means that in every 8 hour period, each spouse will only be able to work for a max of 4 hours?
but the wife shouldn't have BEEN the only one doing the child care. They BOTH work out of the home. I think you must have misread that article - she wasn't working from home when she was doing 24/7 care. She was full-time homemaker at that point.
I have yet to encounter a really seriously violent child who didn't have significant problems at home. No offense, but I'd need more than your personal experience (quite likely filtered through your personal belief system) to accept a conclusion like that.
Also, it seems weird to label a 2-year-old "seriously violent." A 2-year-old is pretty unformed as yet. Most grow out of violent tendencies.
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Date: 2005-06-02 03:52 am (UTC)You've done this while also trying to watch a young child? ...because if you haven't, you don't really know what it takes. Believe me.
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.
You think it's that easy? *laughs*
Also, what about the fact that even in the fantasyland you describe, this means that in every 8 hour period, each spouse will only be able to work for a max of 4 hours?
but the wife shouldn't have BEEN the only one doing the child care. They BOTH work out of the home.
I think you must have misread that article - she wasn't working from home when she was doing 24/7 care. She was full-time homemaker at that point.
I have yet to encounter a really seriously violent child who didn't have significant problems at home.
No offense, but I'd need more than your personal experience (quite likely filtered through your personal belief system) to accept a conclusion like that.
Also, it seems weird to label a 2-year-old "seriously violent." A 2-year-old is pretty unformed as yet. Most grow out of violent tendencies.