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MikeWaters · 05-11-2009, 08:24 PM

SAHM = stay at home Mom.

I think being a SAHM is a noble thing. I don't look down at any woman that chooses this.

But a SAHM can mean different things to different people. If you have 2 kids, 2 years apart, and you go back to work when the youngest is 5, then you have invested 7 years.

On the other hand, SAHM might mean to other women "I will never work, ever."

If you are sure you are going to be one of the latter kind of SAHMs, do you need a professional or graduate degree?

There is a young woman in my ward who was considering going to a specialized engineering university. But in her recent talk, she said she wants to be a SAHM. Do those two things really fit together? Maybe, I don't know.

I certainly believe an educated mother is a more effective parent.

How well received would a talk from a YM be, who says she intends to be a working mother? I wonder.

05-11-2009, 08:24 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	How much education does a SAHM need? SAHM = stay at home Mom. I think being a SAHM is a noble thing. I don't look down at any woman that chooses this. But a SAHM can mean different things to different people. If you have 2 kids, 2 years apart, and you go back to work when the youngest is 5, then you have invested 7 years. On the other hand, SAHM might mean to other women "I will never work, ever." If you are sure you are going to be one of the latter kind of SAHMs, do you need a professional or graduate degree? There is a young woman in my ward who was considering going to a specialized engineering university. But in her recent talk, she said she wants to be a SAHM. Do those two things really fit together? Maybe, I don't know. I certainly believe an educated mother is a more effective parent. How well received would a talk from a YM be, who says she intends to be a working mother? I wonder.