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[Anonymous]

I’m more on waitingpatiently’s bench than on svelte’s. Svelte, don’t you think the people you’re paying to watch your kids have “chores” to do while the kids are there? Don’t they have any responsiblity to feed them and clean up after them? Why is it that when they were home with you that all they had to do was watch you clean and run errands? Honestly, it sounds to me that you didn’t want to stay home with them so you’re trying to justify it. If having the kids at home makes you or them miserable, then I agree that it’s better they go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

I’m more on waitingpatiently’s bench than on svelte’s. Svelte, don’t you think the people you’re paying to watch your kids have “chores” to do while the kids are there? Don’t they have any responsiblity to feed them and clean up after them? Why is it that when they were home with you that all they had to do was watch you clean and run errands? Honestly, it sounds to me that you didn’t want to stay home with them so you’re trying to justify it. If having the kids at home makes you or them miserable, then I agree that it’s better they go elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

I agree with megabear. A newborn needs to be at home with their mother, not with anybody else.

Children benefit greatly when they are able to be in the care of their mother while they are little versus being in a daycare for 8-10 hours a day. Daycares are germ mills. Working paretns are forced to leave their kids when they are sick, because when you are working you can’t take off a week just because your child has a cold. Thus, there are always several kids there with colds, runny noses, headaches, etc. Daycare workers and preschool employees are constantly wiping down the toys and surfaces with an alcohol-water solution. A child in a room full of kids will never get the same care they can get in the care of a loving mother.

I’d say if a parent HAS to work when her children are young, a capable grandmother would be the next best choice, then a responsible close relative.

svelte: Having a mom work outside the home isn’t selfish and doesn’t deprive the child of anything. Robyn’s song understands this – I can tell by her comment about her child being in a learning environment while she works (as opposed to being at home watching mommy clean and run errands). That is the same thing we did – there were many afternoons I would go to pick the kids up from pre-school and they didn’t want to go yet! They were having too much fun with their buds.

The mother is the “master” teacher of her children. When a child is at home with the mother, the type of environment they are in is what she makes of it. While my children were at home with me, we watched educational programs on t.v, visited museums, zoos, parks, and other places where they had a plethora of opportunities to learn. When it was time to interact with other children, playdates with children of family and friends were easily arranged. Fresh air and exercise was right outside the front door.

If a woman has to work or chooses to work, then that’s how it has to be and I don’t knock anyone’s choices. In that case, being diligent in choosing the very best day care you can afford is very important. However, imo, during the early years, being at home with mom is best for the child.

P.S. And I cannot believe this thread has reached 8 pages! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I agree with megabear. A newborn needs to be at home with their mother, not with anybody else.

Children benefit greatly when they are able to be in the care of their mother while they are little versus being in a daycare for 8-10 hours a day. Daycares are germ mills. Working paretns are forced to leave their kids when they are sick, because when you are working you can’t take off a week just because your child has a cold. Thus, there are always several kids there with colds, runny noses, headaches, etc. Daycare workers and preschool employees are constantly wiping down the toys and surfaces with an alcohol-water solution. A child in a room full of kids will never get the same care they can get in the care of a loving mother.

I’d say if a parent HAS to work when her children are young, a capable grandmother would be the next best choice, then a responsible close relative.

svelte: Having a mom work outside the home isn’t selfish and doesn’t deprive the child of anything. Robyn’s song understands this – I can tell by her comment about her child being in a learning environment while she works (as opposed to being at home watching mommy clean and run errands). That is the same thing we did – there were many afternoons I would go to pick the kids up from pre-school and they didn’t want to go yet! They were having too much fun with their buds.

The mother is the “master” teacher of her children. When a child is at home with the mother, the type of environment they are in is what she makes of it. While my children were at home with me, we watched educational programs on t.v, visited museums, zoos, parks, and other places where they had a plethora of opportunities to learn. When it was time to interact with other children, playdates with children of family and friends were easily arranged. Fresh air and exercise was right outside the front door.

If a woman has to work or chooses to work, then that’s how it has to be and I don’t knock anyone’s choices. In that case, being diligent in choosing the very best day care you can afford is very important. However, imo, during the early years, being at home with mom is best for the child.

P.S. And I cannot believe this thread has reached 8 pages! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I agree with megabear. A newborn needs to be at home with their mother, not with anybody else.

Children benefit greatly when they are able to be in the care of their mother while they are little versus being in a daycare for 8-10 hours a day. Daycares are germ mills. Working paretns are forced to leave their kids when they are sick, because when you are working you can’t take off a week just because your child has a cold. Thus, there are always several kids there with colds, runny noses, headaches, etc. Daycare workers and preschool employees are constantly wiping down the toys and surfaces with an alcohol-water solution. A child in a room full of kids will never get the same care they can get in the care of a loving mother.

I’d say if a parent HAS to work when her children are young, a capable grandmother would be the next best choice, then a responsible close relative.

svelte: Having a mom work outside the home isn’t selfish and doesn’t deprive the child of anything. Robyn’s song understands this – I can tell by her comment about her child being in a learning environment while she works (as opposed to being at home watching mommy clean and run errands). That is the same thing we did – there were many afternoons I would go to pick the kids up from pre-school and they didn’t want to go yet! They were having too much fun with their buds.

The mother is the “master” teacher of her children. When a child is at home with the mother, the type of environment they are in is what she makes of it. While my children were at home with me, we watched educational programs on t.v, visited museums, zoos, parks, and other places where they had a plethora of opportunities to learn. When it was time to interact with other children, playdates with children of family and friends were easily arranged. Fresh air and exercise was right outside the front door.

If a woman has to work or chooses to work, then that’s how it has to be and I don’t knock anyone’s choices. In that case, being diligent in choosing the very best day care you can afford is very important. However, imo, during the early years, being at home with mom is best for the child.

P.S. And I cannot believe this thread has reached 8 pages! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I agree with megabear. A newborn needs to be at home with their mother, not with anybody else.

Children benefit greatly when they are able to be in the care of their mother while they are little versus being in a daycare for 8-10 hours a day. Daycares are germ mills. Working paretns are forced to leave their kids when they are sick, because when you are working you can’t take off a week just because your child has a cold. Thus, there are always several kids there with colds, runny noses, headaches, etc. Daycare workers and preschool employees are constantly wiping down the toys and surfaces with an alcohol-water solution. A child in a room full of kids will never get the same care they can get in the care of a loving mother.

I’d say if a parent HAS to work when her children are young, a capable grandmother would be the next best choice, then a responsible close relative.

svelte: Having a mom work outside the home isn’t selfish and doesn’t deprive the child of anything. Robyn’s song understands this – I can tell by her comment about her child being in a learning environment while she works (as opposed to being at home watching mommy clean and run errands). That is the same thing we did – there were many afternoons I would go to pick the kids up from pre-school and they didn’t want to go yet! They were having too much fun with their buds.

The mother is the “master” teacher of her children. When a child is at home with the mother, the type of environment they are in is what she makes of it. While my children were at home with me, we watched educational programs on t.v, visited museums, zoos, parks, and other places where they had a plethora of opportunities to learn. When it was time to interact with other children, playdates with children of family and friends were easily arranged. Fresh air and exercise was right outside the front door.

If a woman has to work or chooses to work, then that’s how it has to be and I don’t knock anyone’s choices. In that case, being diligent in choosing the very best day care you can afford is very important. However, imo, during the early years, being at home with mom is best for the child.

P.S. And I cannot believe this thread has reached 8 pages! 🙂

[Anonymous]

I agree with megabear. A newborn needs to be at home with their mother, not with anybody else.

Children benefit greatly when they are able to be in the care of their mother while they are little versus being in a daycare for 8-10 hours a day. Daycares are germ mills. Working paretns are forced to leave their kids when they are sick, because when you are working you can’t take off a week just because your child has a cold. Thus, there are always several kids there with colds, runny noses, headaches, etc. Daycare workers and preschool employees are constantly wiping down the toys and surfaces with an alcohol-water solution. A child in a room full of kids will never get the same care they can get in the care of a loving mother.

I’d say if a parent HAS to work when her children are young, a capable grandmother would be the next best choice, then a responsible close relative.

svelte: Having a mom work outside the home isn’t selfish and doesn’t deprive the child of anything. Robyn’s song understands this – I can tell by her comment about her child being in a learning environment while she works (as opposed to being at home watching mommy clean and run errands). That is the same thing we did – there were many afternoons I would go to pick the kids up from pre-school and they didn’t want to go yet! They were having too much fun with their buds.

The mother is the “master” teacher of her children. When a child is at home with the mother, the type of environment they are in is what she makes of it. While my children were at home with me, we watched educational programs on t.v, visited museums, zoos, parks, and other places where they had a plethora of opportunities to learn. When it was time to interact with other children, playdates with children of family and friends were easily arranged. Fresh air and exercise was right outside the front door.

If a woman has to work or chooses to work, then that’s how it has to be and I don’t knock anyone’s choices. In that case, being diligent in choosing the very best day care you can afford is very important. However, imo, during the early years, being at home with mom is best for the child.

P.S. And I cannot believe this thread has reached 8 pages! 🙂

[Stradivarius]

However, one of my all-time favorite Kung Fu movies is a comedy called Shaolin Soccer. Whether or not you like soccer or kung fu, you MUST see this movie, it is a gut-buster. It is Andy Lau's pre-Kung-Fu-Hustle film. Easily makes my top-10 all-time fave movie list!!!

Nostradamus,

I saw Shaolin Soccer a few years ago. One of my friends is a big movie buff and he insisted that I see it. Hilarious indeed. Kung Fu Hustle is also one of my favorites. As with any foreign film, some things get lost in translation and there are a few parts in both movies that are even funnier in Cantonese.

Forbidden Kingdom has plenty of fighting action and entertainment. I wouldn't give it an Oscar, but one really awesome aspect of the movie is the landscape. Now my husband really wants to go visit said Kingdom. I guess I should start learning Mandarin, or else we'll have to take my mom with us.

I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers as I heard it was sort of a let down after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but I'll put it on our list of stuff to rent.

I also highly recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II but it seems to be difficult to find the Cantonese version with English subtitles. The dubbed version just isn't the same!

-S

[Stradivarius]

However, one of my all-time favorite Kung Fu movies is a comedy called Shaolin Soccer. Whether or not you like soccer or kung fu, you MUST see this movie, it is a gut-buster. It is Andy Lau's pre-Kung-Fu-Hustle film. Easily makes my top-10 all-time fave movie list!!!

Nostradamus,

I saw Shaolin Soccer a few years ago. One of my friends is a big movie buff and he insisted that I see it. Hilarious indeed. Kung Fu Hustle is also one of my favorites. As with any foreign film, some things get lost in translation and there are a few parts in both movies that are even funnier in Cantonese.

Forbidden Kingdom has plenty of fighting action and entertainment. I wouldn't give it an Oscar, but one really awesome aspect of the movie is the landscape. Now my husband really wants to go visit said Kingdom. I guess I should start learning Mandarin, or else we'll have to take my mom with us.

I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers as I heard it was sort of a let down after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but I'll put it on our list of stuff to rent.

I also highly recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II but it seems to be difficult to find the Cantonese version with English subtitles. The dubbed version just isn't the same!

-S

[Stradivarius]

However, one of my all-time favorite Kung Fu movies is a comedy called Shaolin Soccer. Whether or not you like soccer or kung fu, you MUST see this movie, it is a gut-buster. It is Andy Lau's pre-Kung-Fu-Hustle film. Easily makes my top-10 all-time fave movie list!!!

Nostradamus,

I saw Shaolin Soccer a few years ago. One of my friends is a big movie buff and he insisted that I see it. Hilarious indeed. Kung Fu Hustle is also one of my favorites. As with any foreign film, some things get lost in translation and there are a few parts in both movies that are even funnier in Cantonese.

Forbidden Kingdom has plenty of fighting action and entertainment. I wouldn't give it an Oscar, but one really awesome aspect of the movie is the landscape. Now my husband really wants to go visit said Kingdom. I guess I should start learning Mandarin, or else we'll have to take my mom with us.

I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers as I heard it was sort of a let down after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but I'll put it on our list of stuff to rent.

I also highly recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II but it seems to be difficult to find the Cantonese version with English subtitles. The dubbed version just isn't the same!

-S

[Stradivarius]

However, one of my all-time favorite Kung Fu movies is a comedy called Shaolin Soccer. Whether or not you like soccer or kung fu, you MUST see this movie, it is a gut-buster. It is Andy Lau's pre-Kung-Fu-Hustle film. Easily makes my top-10 all-time fave movie list!!!

Nostradamus,

I saw Shaolin Soccer a few years ago. One of my friends is a big movie buff and he insisted that I see it. Hilarious indeed. Kung Fu Hustle is also one of my favorites. As with any foreign film, some things get lost in translation and there are a few parts in both movies that are even funnier in Cantonese.

Forbidden Kingdom has plenty of fighting action and entertainment. I wouldn't give it an Oscar, but one really awesome aspect of the movie is the landscape. Now my husband really wants to go visit said Kingdom. I guess I should start learning Mandarin, or else we'll have to take my mom with us.

I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers as I heard it was sort of a let down after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but I'll put it on our list of stuff to rent.

I also highly recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II but it seems to be difficult to find the Cantonese version with English subtitles. The dubbed version just isn't the same!

-S

[Stradivarius]

However, one of my all-time favorite Kung Fu movies is a comedy called Shaolin Soccer. Whether or not you like soccer or kung fu, you MUST see this movie, it is a gut-buster. It is Andy Lau's pre-Kung-Fu-Hustle film. Easily makes my top-10 all-time fave movie list!!!

Nostradamus,

I saw Shaolin Soccer a few years ago. One of my friends is a big movie buff and he insisted that I see it. Hilarious indeed. Kung Fu Hustle is also one of my favorites. As with any foreign film, some things get lost in translation and there are a few parts in both movies that are even funnier in Cantonese.

Forbidden Kingdom has plenty of fighting action and entertainment. I wouldn't give it an Oscar, but one really awesome aspect of the movie is the landscape. Now my husband really wants to go visit said Kingdom. I guess I should start learning Mandarin, or else we'll have to take my mom with us.

I haven't seen House of Flying Daggers as I heard it was sort of a let down after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but I'll put it on our list of stuff to rent.

I also highly recommend Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II but it seems to be difficult to find the Cantonese version with English subtitles. The dubbed version just isn't the same!

-S

[nostradamus]

I’d be happy if I could speak Cantonese OR Mandarin… it would open a whole new world of movies to me for sure. As it is I’m limited to reading subtitles (I never go with dubbed).

If the Forbidden Kingdom is the same as the Forbidden Palace I’ve been there and got around just fine, solo, speaking only English. Of course if you know Mandarin things become 10x less expensive so it’s worth it bringing your mom!

I looked at the trailer for Forbidden Kingdom and I’m almost 100% sure it was shot in the Guangxi region which is held to be the most beautiful in China. At time 00:17 in this video it is clearly Guilin, and pays homage to the Chinese currency. That picture from Guilin is close to the image on the back of the 20-yuan note.

I was surprised to have liked Drunken Master I a lot so will definitely check out II thanks!

[nostradamus]

I’d be happy if I could speak Cantonese OR Mandarin… it would open a whole new world of movies to me for sure. As it is I’m limited to reading subtitles (I never go with dubbed).

If the Forbidden Kingdom is the same as the Forbidden Palace I’ve been there and got around just fine, solo, speaking only English. Of course if you know Mandarin things become 10x less expensive so it’s worth it bringing your mom!

I looked at the trailer for Forbidden Kingdom and I’m almost 100% sure it was shot in the Guangxi region which is held to be the most beautiful in China. At time 00:17 in this video it is clearly Guilin, and pays homage to the Chinese currency. That picture from Guilin is close to the image on the back of the 20-yuan note.

I was surprised to have liked Drunken Master I a lot so will definitely check out II thanks!

[nostradamus]

I’d be happy if I could speak Cantonese OR Mandarin… it would open a whole new world of movies to me for sure. As it is I’m limited to reading subtitles (I never go with dubbed).

If the Forbidden Kingdom is the same as the Forbidden Palace I’ve been there and got around just fine, solo, speaking only English. Of course if you know Mandarin things become 10x less expensive so it’s worth it bringing your mom!

I looked at the trailer for Forbidden Kingdom and I’m almost 100% sure it was shot in the Guangxi region which is held to be the most beautiful in China. At time 00:17 in this video it is clearly Guilin, and pays homage to the Chinese currency. That picture from Guilin is close to the image on the back of the 20-yuan note.

I was surprised to have liked Drunken Master I a lot so will definitely check out II thanks!

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