Question for Working Mamas Posters

[Cynthia Mosher]

Hi mamas!

Congratulations! We hope this new forum will be a supportive place for you in your struggle to balance your needs as a working mother.

Work at home moms have requested a forum as well so I'd like to know if you all think this new Working Mamas forum could manage respectful discussion for WOHMs and WAHMs under the same forum roof. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[tessamami]

I'm confused

As to why we need WOH or WAH board. We are all moms.

I don't know why a WOH board is needed but if you have one for WOH, then you might as well have a WAH board.

The boards you have now do the trick for me, a WOHM.

[Cynthia Mosher]

I'll let the mamas answer for themselves why they feel the need for a separate forum.

I *hope* that WAHMs and WOHMs have enough in common that they can share this forum in discussion of their parenting and working challenges. Which is why I named the forum Working Mamas rather than WOHM. But I am sensitive to WOHMs needs and problems and want them to feel comfortable here.

We don't open a board for every expressed desire for something separate. There should be a clear need and active posting about the topic. In this case since both WAHMs and WOHMs are working at a job other than mothering, I hope they can be supportive of one another and share the space here. If I'm wrong in hoping for this I'm willing to consider something else. So that's why I'm asking for thoughts on sharing the forum. Can it be shared or is it not a good idea?

[Quirky]

I don't see why not. Personally, I thought the idea of a separate forum was great because the WOHM threads tended to get lost in the Parenting Issues forum, which is maybe not as busy as Diapering () but still pretty busy all the same. Not because there's any need for "separatism" per se but just to keep things better organized and findable.

The WOHM threads I've been participating in have never dissed SAHMs/WAHMs; they're just a place for support and exchanging advice on some of the concerns and problems that WOHMs have. I don't anticipate problems would arise from having WAHMs in the same forum; again, I think it would be great to help WAHMs find the threads that are relevant to their particular concerns.

[MamaSoleil]

I'm with Tessamami, I like the boards the way they are. I am a mom, pure and simple. My challenges are to find daily solutions that mom's face. Anyway, I'm just worried that making too many different forums for different 'classifications' of moms might drammaticaly change the openness of this board. Just my little two cents. IMHO, we are all workin mamas!

Peace,

Mamasoleil

[Cynthia Mosher]

Thank you for sharing. Any other thoughts?

[somemama]

Perhaps we should be called "Monetarily Compensated Working Mamas" !!

Because even if I didn't have a job I'd definitely still be working.

I think WAHMS and WOHMS face different challenges, but our challenges are similar enough that they can be encompassed under one forum.

[merpk]

Like the working mamas forum.

I'd tried a "tribe" for WAHMs, but it honestly didn't get as big as I thought it would be. Instantly expected a 20-page thread & it didn't happen, not even close.

So am very happy to be with the WOHMs. Our situations are different, but personally feel like I've got a lot to learn from WOHMs particularly in the compartmentalization arena ...

Or maybe we could have another forum just for Disorganized Mamas? :LOL

[Marlena]

I don't see any issue with having WAHMs and WOHMs posting in the same forum! While the specifics of the issues each group faces can differ, the fact remains that we're all trying to balance working for compensation and our families.

I'm glad to see this forum open! Thanks for opening it!

[member]

Working (as of tomorrow) but not a mom but my 2 cents is ... this forum seems to be a great idea! I applaud admin for seeing to the needs of WOHMs & WAHMs.

[chfriend]

I'm excited about the new forum. I think WAHM and WOHM share a lot of the same concerns, and maybe even more importantly, can emphathize with each others' situations. I think it'll work.

Thanks for making this available.

[teachma]

I am really glad to see this forum, so THANKS! I would love to welcome all WAHMs in addition to WOHMs, so why don't we call the forum Employed Mamas?

[Indigomama]

I like the monetarily compensated mama board best

All mamas are working mamas!


I am so glad to see this board! I believe the big topic on this board is finding balance between work and child, with which WOH and WAH mamas are all dealing.

[hulamama]

Can I just say, hallelujah??? I am SOO happy we have a home. I have been feeling quite homeless on the web these days.

I like the monetarily compensated name idea--or something to that effect. I think all moms work--and I wouldn't want SAHMs to think that as a jibe.

Thanks, Mothering, for looking out for us!

[Greenfrogs]

Thanks for this board.

[delighted.mama]

THanks so much for this forum!! I think some of the issues that WOH and WAH mom's face are unique in many respects. For that reason, I am so happy to have a place where I can talk to other women that are in similar situations and face similar issues. That's not to say that SAH mom's don't have the same parenting issues that WOH/WAH mom's have. All I'm saying is that there is an additional element created when you work for compensation" that makes for a unique situation that encompasses more than parenting issues which not everyone understands or appreciates. As far as including WAH mom's to this forum, I don't see any problem with that. I think that would work very well. Thanks again for the support group!!

Libby

[CollegeMama]

I love this forum! I think WAHM and WOHM should be able to co-exist beautifully!
I think the reason we have this working mom's board is because we asked for it. Do you remember the WOHM thread on Parenting- we were told if it kept getting longer and longer then we'd get our own place.
Seems like it worked!

Thanks Cynthia for listening to our needs!!!!!!!

[muse]

I don't get to post a whole lot since i'm so busy working, at my job and at home, but do appreciate this forum and think wahm and wohm have a lot to offer one another. Thanks!

[ccm'smom]

Originally posted by muse
I don't get to post a whole lot since i'm so busy working, at my job and at home, but do appreciate this forum and think wahm and wohm have a lot to offer one another. Thanks!

I agree, I think that wohm and wahm would do well together.. - Thanks

[sadie_sabot]

Originally posted by mamajulie

I think WAHMS and WOHMS face different challenges, but our challenges are similar enough that they can be encompassed under one forum.

I agree.

i like the idea of caling it employed mammas. But I also think we all kind of know what "working mamas " means; no one here at mdc thinks *any* mom isn't working, right?