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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published July 13, 2009
Dear Sara,
My husband Randy and I have been
married almost 20 years. Our kids
are now in their teens and will be off
to college soon. I really would like
to have another baby but Randy
says “absolutely not.” He said that
he want to do his own thing now and
not be tied to changing diapers and
kids activities. How can I make him
see my side of this?
Karen
Dear Karen,
Watching your kids leave home is not
always an easy time for a Mom,
especially a stay at home Mom. It can
be really emotionally painful and you
seem to be anticipating this already.
You will just be postponing the
inevitable by having another baby.
You could be in your 60’s by the time
this baby is launched. This could be
more than you want to deal with as
you prepare for retirement.
Randy needs to have a say in this
also. Apparently he is not willing to
make the financial and emotional
investment it takes to raise a child.
He feels that he has earned the right
to take things a little easier now that
his kids are almost out of the house.
He wants time to sit back and enjoy
life.
If you can’t make Randy see your
point of view (and he sounds pretty
adamant) then you might want to
think about other ways to fulfill your
maternal instinct. Have you
considered volunteering to work with
kids who need a Mother’s love and
compassion? Think about the
different facilities that care for children
in your area (schools for
developmentally disabled or autistic
children for a start). You can check on-
line for volunteer opportunities in your
community. There are so many
children who could use some one on
one help.
Put all the skills you have learned as a
mother to use as a volunteer and let
Randy have his time for himself.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published July 13, 2009
Dear Sara,
My husband Randy and I have been
married almost 20 years. Our kids
are now in their teens and will be off
to college soon. I really would like
to have another baby but Randy
says “absolutely not.” He said that
he want to do his own thing now and
not be tied to changing diapers and
kids activities. How can I make him
see my side of this?
Karen
Dear Karen,
Watching your kids leave home is not
always an easy time for a Mom,
especially a stay at home Mom. It can
be really emotionally painful and you
seem to be anticipating this already.
You will just be postponing the
inevitable by having another baby.
You could be in your 60’s by the time
this baby is launched. This could be
more than you want to deal with as
you prepare for retirement.
Randy needs to have a say in this
also. Apparently he is not willing to
make the financial and emotional
investment it takes to raise a child.
He feels that he has earned the right
to take things a little easier now that
his kids are almost out of the house.
He wants time to sit back and enjoy
life.
If you can’t make Randy see your
point of view (and he sounds pretty
adamant) then you might want to
think about other ways to fulfill your
maternal instinct. Have you
considered volunteering to work with
kids who need a Mother’s love and
compassion? Think about the
different facilities that care for children
in your area (schools for
developmentally disabled or autistic
children for a start). You can check on-
line for volunteer opportunities in your
community. There are so many
children who could use some one on
one help.
Put all the skills you have learned as a
mother to use as a volunteer and let
Randy have his time for himself.
Sara