Working Moms Healthier, Thinner Than Stay at Homes

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[Blue Turtle]

Women who juggle career and family tend to be thinner and healthier as they approach midlife than long-term stay-at-home moms, a new study suggests.

Researchers tracked the health of a group of British women from their mid-20s to their mid-50s and found that full-time homemakers were the most likely to be obese in their sixth decade.

Women in long-term relationships who had raised kids while they held jobs outside the home were least likely to be overweight, and they also reported being in better overall health.

[heights]

More leftist crap. Give your babies to the state it will make you thinner.

[Millee]

Well the men deserve it for "letting" their wives go to work.

[virginiaspook]

"So what is more important? Having a two-income household that can afford to raise their son in a nice, stable, environment that just happens to include daycare a couple of days a week, or staying at home full-time and causing all sorts of chaos on the family?"

First of all, for the purposes of discussion, I'd rather not deal with personal anecdotes. It usually leads to unnecessary contentiousness and people taking things personally. I don't want to go there.

In general, I would say that it's not an either/or situation. If people choose to have a family, it could mean several changes will become necessary. Perhaps the family will have to move to another part of the country with a lower cost of living, perhaps they will have to use extended family as a resource, perhaps.. perhaps... perhaps. The point is that where there's a will, there's a way. If people choose to have children and raise them, their lives must be designed to accomodate that.

And, yes. I do believe that people should be able to afford children if they are going to have them.

[Fintan]

They obviously didn't visit the corporate office of the company I work for. Many of the "working moms" in there never met a Twinkie they didn't like...

[dinoparty]

Um, I am the father. My wife is a teacher of many many sweet young boys at a Christian school.

[najida]

>>Snort!!<<

(Oh, it wasn't supposed to be funny?)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Howdy Hitman!!!!

[squishy]

Shockingly enough, women themselves are "law partners" these days...

Don't forget "lap dancers".

[Scotswife]

"I suppose you could eat a child's "untouched" meal, but surely it wouldn't be after having a meal of your own! "

All I can say is for some less-than-perfect moms (like me :) ) life is not picture perfect.
When I had 3 little ones under the age of three my routine was very hectic. I was excited when I managed to shower by noon. Laundry was a constant cycle. I didn't bother picking up toys until right before hubby and older siblings got home (and then they'd get picked up again at bedtime)

When it came to meals I was happy if I managed to put on a halfway decent dinner. During snacks or lunchtime I often was feeding the kids while doing something else (laundry- dishes) So when I got hungry I would think "well..here's some food that shouldn't go to waste" instead of preparing a separate meal for myself.
They're my kids - so it wasn't unthinkable to me to share food with them.

Anyways...as they got older it's been less hectic and it's easier to behave like a normal human being again :)

[LoudRepublicangirl]

There you have it, ladies....get to work and throw your kids in daycare.



I went to work-my mother watched my daughter while I worked to support my daughter and myself. My daughter is an honor student who has a part-time clerical job on the weekends and she has never given me a minute of trouble. I didn't go to work to "fulfill" myself. I did it to support my daughter and myself. I don't feel I have to feel a bit guilty for taking care of my family. And yes, I am thinner and in better shape than when I was at home and married to my former husband. But, that's because I educated myself about fitness, etc, not because I care more about what I look like than raising a decent human being.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

What neanderthal told you that?

[linda_22003]

It wasn't preferring work over me; it was preferring to use her brain for her career training. When I was born in 1955, Dad "laid down the law" and told her she should stay home. (Cute, isn't it?) Five years later when I was ready to start kindergarten, he said, "For God's sake, go back to work!" :)

Thanks so much for decreeing my mother to be a certain type of person, I naturally bow to your superior knowledge of a woman I knew and loved for forty-four years.

I called the housekeeper "Mrs. Williams". If a five year old can't distinguish between her mother and the housekeeper, that five year old rides the short bus.

[dinoparty]

No, you are mistaken. This discussion is ALL ABOUT the facts of individual situations, because without them there is no way to judge whether ot not the right actions are taken with regard to whther or not the mother works.

[virginiaspook]

"They obviously didn't visit the corporate office of the company I work for. Many of the "working moms" in there never met a Twinkie they didn't like..."

When I was working, I packed on the pounds due to long hours, spending lots of time snacking. That's not the mention the goodies someone was constantly bringing into the department. During overseas assignments, I pigged out on all the foreign dishes. When I retired, it was time for Weight Watchers! LOL!

[linda_22003]

Glad you made it! :) With three in such rapid succession, I can imagine it was a bit hectic. I was an only child, so presumably easier to monitor.

[BJClinton]

As far as the skinny working Mom, it’s pretty damn easy. When I was single most of lunch hours were filled with lots of hot sex with the working Mommies. You guys who send your wives out to work watch them close and question all her male co-workers she calls “Friends”.

I think you forgot to start your post with "Dear Penthouse Forum".

BTW, I hope you're proud of your "conquests". Ain't homewrecking a blast?

[wallcrawlr]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627180/posts?page=15#15

As a Christian a tenent of my faith is to profess the Gospel

Was this before or after or during these "hot sex" sessions?

[Scotswife]

Thanks...there once was a time I was really quite a civilized person who could complete projects I started.
I am looking forward to that again!

[HitmanLV]

That's true. That being said, people are free to draw conclusions, too. It's an entirely reasonable conclusion that young children are best off with a mother raising them at home, or alternately a parent raising them at home, or alternately, a family member raising them at home.

As far as law goes, I worked at two major law firms in nyc for most of the 1990s into the 21st century, and in my experience all the people worked way too much and it harmed their romantic lives, marriages, and family lives. And there was a fair amount of illicit and extramarital sex. No doubt all these factors dovetail into creating a dynamic that makes it difficult to maintain a stable married life.

I knew many men and women in law who couldn't maintain a romantic relationship. Their schedules were very unpredictable and time demanding. I don't blame their romantic interests from rejecting them: they were undependable and worked too much. Most people don't want a romantic companion who works 12 hour days, 6 or sometimes 7 days a week. I know I don't.

If I had a mate who worked that much, and who neglected her role as my companion, I think the odds would be great that I'd become more emotionally connected with another woman. We're built to bond with people who are close to us - it's normal and natural. I knew many people in law whose mates left them and to be entirely fair, I couldn't blame them for falling out of love with a mate who was never around, and becoming involved with a more compatible person who was around.

It's rough out there.

[virginiaspook]

"No, you are mistaken. This discussion is ALL ABOUT the facts of individual situations, because without them there is no way to judge whether ot not the right actions are taken with regard to whther or not the mother works."

With all due respect, I disagree. We are talking about principles here and bringing personal anecdotes into it only clouds the discussion. There are of course many variables, including women who have no choice but to work because they've been dumped by feminist-brainwashed men who are more than willing to walk out on their families. There are women who have to work because their husbands become disabled and can't work. There are women who have to work for a whole assortment of reasons. If we address all of those things individually, let's collaborate on a book. For a general discussion forum, I just can't see it. :)