becciboo81
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Where in socal do you live? I lived in Pasadena, Orange County and now San Diego. The mom groups I'm active in average around 50 to 100 stay at home moms. It's not the norm in any of my circles. I can see you are very passionate about this and I understand why but just because you do something does not make it normal. A full time non-working mother who is in a dense area does not usually have her kids in daycare. I understand you do. It is not anything that is common where I have lived. And as you can see I've covered most of southern California. Where do you live?Not the norm where?! My son has been in daycare three days a week since he was 2.5 years old. Before that, we had a nanny who came twice a week since he was 6 weeks old. I'm a SAHM but I also need time to take care of myself and have a few hours to do things without my child like jogging or getting my nails done or grocery shopping without a child in tow. Also, I want my child to develop social skills with other children especially since he's an only child. In daycare he learns and grows as an individual. In my area in SoCal and in my social circle this is the norm. Most of my friends are SAHMs and their children go to daycare at least twice a week. The only place I've met judgement for this was when I went to visit my family in Kentucky and they acted like I was somehow cheating and not a real mom for utilizing daycare lol! What is the "norm" varies where ever you live.
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