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06.13.08, 11:26 AM Expecting
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Planning to be a sahm in NYC. Can any sahm's tell me what it is really like? Afraid it might be too isolating. Seems like everyone works! [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Expecting 06.13.08, 11:26 AM Flag
 

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oh please. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.13.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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SAHM in NYC is about as far fomr isolated as that job can possibly ever be...... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.13.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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it takes some time to get your schedule and your circle of friends. i woh pt and find that for classes or playground trips on my days off, it is mostly nannies. but there are plenty of resources and activities. the key is to have a schedule and a plan. where are you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.13.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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love it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:04 AM Flag
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love it! so many places to meet other moms. yes there are lots of nannies everywhere, but I've found great friends through classes and new moms lunches. also some places have classes where only the parent can attend- not a caregiver. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:06 AM Flag
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Nice and exclusionary! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:24 AM Flag
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np - can you name some of those places (in Manhattan) please? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:37 AM Flag
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rutgers church 73rd & bway. I don't think it's exclusionary b/c it helps parents build a community and support network to make NYC a little more like a small town. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:51 PM Flag
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i am less isolated as a sahm than i was when i worked [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:11 AM Flag
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There is a ton to do -- so many places that you can take your db and so many things at your fingertips. I love wheeling my little one around -- in and out of stores, through the park, etc. The hardest thing for me is that I have to make a lot of new friends -- all of my friends work and are not free before 7 pm (except for the occasional lunch). The park, classes provide opp to meet other sahm but I have not been finding many that I jive with -- in my neighborhood, most people have nannies (whether or not they work) -- which is not the lifestyle we want -- or are women who never had much of a career and the conversation is limited to usweekly and baby issues -- I think eventually I will find more people I click with -- and not that there is anything wrong with people in either of those categories -- I just don't have ton in common with them -- fine to chitchat with at the playground -- but I just get the sense we will never be close friends. The one thing I find though is that I think there is more disdain for sahms in NYC than in other places -- especially for sahms who left lucrative/interesting careers behind. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 08:34 AM Flag
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