Ahem, I am no school dropout, but I didn't finish college. I didn't marry a professional, I married a factory worker and backed him up as he achieved his degree and moved up in his company with hard work and a great work and character ethic. I am a homemaker-I have 3 wonderful kids to show for it. I volunteer and work when it works out for the family schedule or when my husband was laid off for 3 years and we reversed roles economically.
I am fine with living in the company paid for housing. We are not offered any alternative(like an allowance). I am concerned that my slightly anti-social husband will be uncomfortable at being forced to be neighbors with his co-workers-who I could never get him to invite over for drinks or dinner or an evening out. He is going to have to get over that if it is hard. I am excited to have a bunch of neighbors who are in a sympathetic situation with me-all the company people are pretty new to Qatar and so is the company. I also know that his company takes great care of its employees and will treat us as well as they ALWAYS have.
Whoever seems to have a gripe about women who have nothing to do but shop-I have never been one of the women who have nothing better to do and the money to just 'shop'. I take care of my family. If I turn into a recreational shopper, it will shock everyone who knows me (They think I am a charter subscriber to the Tightwad
Gazette:))
I know I am lucky, but it isn't because I am a lady of leisure. If I get to be one, great, but I don't see that happening:) I have done the wife/mother/full time worker thing before-I hate that and I'm not good at it like some women. I admire women who can do it all and maintain their sanity (or at least fake it better than I).
Should I apologise? I won't. I don't take it for granted either. We made choices, but now it may have paid off in that my son will get to take his first plane ride, go to a better school and meet people from all over the world. And see a camel. And we can afford to send my daughter to her last two years of college (she finished her AA transfer last June when she was 17).
Ahem, I am no school dropout, but I didn't finish college. I didn't marry a professional, I married a factory worker and backed him up as he achieved his degree and moved up in his company with hard work and a great work and character ethic. I am a homemaker-I have 3 wonderful kids to show for it. I volunteer and work when it works out for the family schedule or when my husband was laid off for 3 years and we reversed roles economically.
I am fine with living in the company paid for housing. We are not offered any alternative(like an allowance). I am concerned that my slightly anti-social husband will be uncomfortable at being forced to be neighbors with his co-workers-who I could never get him to invite over for drinks or dinner or an evening out. He is going to have to get over that if it is hard. I am excited to have a bunch of neighbors who are in a sympathetic situation with me-all the company people are pretty new to Qatar and so is the company. I also know that his company takes great care of its employees and will treat us as well as they ALWAYS have.
Whoever seems to have a gripe about women who have nothing to do but shop-I have never been one of the women who have nothing better to do and the money to just 'shop'. I take care of my family. If I turn into a recreational shopper, it will shock everyone who knows me (They think I am a charter subscriber to the Tightwad
Gazette:))
I know I am lucky, but it isn't because I am a lady of leisure. If I get to be one, great, but I don't see that happening:) I have done the wife/mother/full time worker thing before-I hate that and I'm not good at it like some women. I admire women who can do it all and maintain their sanity (or at least fake it better than I).
Should I apologise? I won't. I don't take it for granted either. We made choices, but now it may have paid off in that my son will get to take his first plane ride, go to a better school and meet people from all over the world. And see a camel. And we can afford to send my daughter to her last two years of college (she finished her AA transfer last June when she was 17).