Your Questions About Stay At Home Mom Statistics

How do I get my husband to understand we need a larger grocery budget?

I am a stay at home mom with 5 children, one in diapers and eating infant formula and baby food.

My husband thinks that $200-$300 per month is more than enough to supply the entire family with food, baby items, clothes, health & beauty items, household cleaners & other items.

I have showed him statistics on what average households spend, I have showed him grocery receipts even with my coupons, nothing works. I really need a specific budget and to know a certain time each month when I will get the money so that I can plan on what to spend depending on sale ads.

Right now I have to beg him for money when we run out of things, and then I’m just buying things when they are not even on sale because I have to have them right away.

He believes that the man is the head of the household, and a woman should not have any say in the finances. I understand that I don’t work, and I have even asked to get a night job, but he wants me here to take care of the kids.

Any help??

Statistics help please?

I am a stay at home mom with three kids. I have to answer this question based around that but I do not know how.

*In your own line of work, give one example of a ‘discrete’ and one example of a ‘continuous’ random variable and describe why each is ‘continuous’ or ‘discrete’.

Aren’t you tired of statistics? esp. those about race?

Everyday in the news there’s a new study about this & that; a lot of these are unnecessary & done because the researcher needs work.

Take for ex., studies that most black kids are born to unwed mothers? the real truth is this: *most poor people in the US tend to have kids out of wedlock.
Another study: birth rates for minorities are increasing compared to that of whites? give me a break! whites are intermarrying a LOT more than before & I think that accounts for some of the change. *These statistics make me sick because all they do is encourage stereotypes about certain groups. In my church, every single black couple that I know is successful–they’re married, both parents with post-grad degrees etc. The poorest & least accomplished are white & many stay-at-home moms (not that anything is wrong with that). I think we should all be viewed as individuals & not a members of a group for every purpose.

Anyone else sick to their stomachs of statistics? esp. those about race?

Everyday in the news there’s a new study about this & that; a lot of these are unnecessary & done because the researcher needs work.

Take for ex., studies that most black kids are born to unwed mothers? the real truth is this: *most poor people in the US tend to have kids out of wedlock.
Another study: birth rates for minorities are increasing compared to that of whites? give me a break! whites are intermarrying a LOT more than before & I think that accounts for some of the change. *These statistics make me sick because all they do is encourage stereotypes about certain groups. In my church, every single black couple that I know is successful–they’re married, both parents with post-grad degrees etc. The poorest & least accomplished are white & many stay-at-home moms (not that anything is wrong with that). I think we should all be viewed as individuals & not a members of a group for every purpose.
@ Ice ‘em: Many of the studies are unfounded, poorly done, & perpetuate stereotypes! there’s good & bad in every race! there’s ugly & cute, smart & dumb (I know a white guy & an asian girl who flunked the bar exam multiple times!) in every race. Of course if the studies say something sweet & dandy about you & your race, you’ll love them meanwhile you’re a loser who’s just coasting because of your skin color.

I need information on statistics of kids and fathers in prison. I’m looking for the WHOLE picture.?

My kids are 7 and 9. There father is incarcerated in Oregon. We were married, and together until my children were 2 and 3 1/2. The relationship was abusive to me and the children, he drank and did drugs, blew our money, fun lame stuff. I got the courage to leave. My ex got his 4th DUI soon after that. He hit a family of three with his truck. He will be in prison for the next 10 years.

I have a fiancee who is a father to them now. He has been in their life for 4 years. He is a amazing friend and provider to them (my children). My children asked him if he would be willing to be their dad, because they don’t have a good father, and they would like one. We are a stable family unit now that their biological father is not in our lives.

What I want to know, is both sides of the coin facts. So far all I can find is info on why it is good to have the kids in his life. But the fact is that we are stable normal people. I don’t do drugs, I can’t drink more than a glass of wine, I am a boring stay at home mom. I am educated. My kids are at the top of their class. My partner is educated. We are social, and travel. My kids have many friends, and resolve conflicts in positive ways. My son surfs. My daughter dances. They are creative and easy going kids. We have a good life now. I have worked hard to protect them from the life their biological father choose.

So I cannot find info for our mold. We don’t fit the picture. I do not believe that with a positive father figure, and a stable mother, two sound loving parents, that sending them to prison would be good for them. They have little contact over the phone with their father. He calls inconsistently. Writes 2-3 times a year. Never calls on birthdays or close to it. He was abusive, and mostly absent in the little time he had with them. They are afraid of him. They do not look to him for anything. They speak to him only out of fear of displeasing him. All of these things are court ordered. He seeks contact out of his continued need to control and bully us, as he sees us as possessions.

He- the biological father, is seeking forced prison visitation from the kids.
Isn’t there something out there to help my kids situation? I could understand the need to fill the father shaped hole in their hearts if they had one, but it is filled. They are happy. I am afraid of the damage and numbing effect that prison will have on them. I am afraid of the relationships that they will develop as adults; that they will try to resolve their relationship with their blood father, by engaging in bad relationships if a continued close relationship is forced. I do not want them to abuse, or be abused.
Help!
I am looking for links, and information, to help me learn more about how to support my suation.

I like to go to college an study pre-med math biology and chemistry. Do I have to have previous knowledge ?

HI I am stay home mom for 9 years and like to go to community college to study pre-med courses. I want to know if I need to know any Math, Biology or Chemistry before I start at the college. I am 31 years old and forgat all from college I went to years ago -studied humanities.I have no knoledge at all from Biology and Chemistry little of Math.

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Thank you so much Katerina

My mom is ruining my chances at happiness with a great man?

I know this is long, but I am in desperate need of opinions/advice.

My boyfriend is 24, I am 22. We have been dating for 2+ years. He is everything I want in a man, and more. He’s handsome, smart, responsible, loving, and my family adores him (even my crazy mom who I will explain about in a few).

He has a well-paying job, and is a college graduate. I am almost done with my bachelor’s degree, and I make good money too ( I work for my mom‘s business. Which is where my problems come in).

Seems like we have all of the basics – right?

We have an amazing relationship…. except for when my mother intervenes.

She has SERIOUS attachment issues with me – she calls me 99 times when we go out. She’ll call me to ask me any little thing, or to remind me not to have sex (she believes in saving it for marriage). Virginity is a HUGE deal to her. Which I know is the MAIN reason she is always on top of me. If I don’t answer my phone – she will call and call and send me horrible text messages saying things like “Dont forget that he’s a dog, and all he wants is one thing..” or “what? are you too busy to answer me? your hands must be tied.” She’ll leave me voicemails like that too. Also, if I don’t answer, or go against her will, she’ll start faking heart attacks, call the ambulance – the whole 9 yards.

It drives me crazy that she thinks I am having sex. She looks at me with dirty eyes every time I get home from a date with my boyfriend.

If my boyfriend buys me nice/expensive things (Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Valentines), she starts telling me to “be careful”. Insinuating that he’s trying to “buy me”.

My mom has suffered a lot in her life – loveless/affection-less marriage to my dad, 4 late-term miscarriages and trouble trying to conceive my brother and I, health issues. etc etc. I feel bad for her. I hate upsetting her. She does suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) and the dr told us that if it goes high enough, she could have a stroke and die or become a vegetable.

My boyfriend hates these attachment issues with my mom. He hates that we can’t have a date without her calling. He hates that we can’t stay out past 10pm. (he doesn’t know taht she’s the reason we can’t stay out late.).

HERES THE THING:

With the exception of my mom issues – I feel like I am ready to start my life with him. Not right this second, but within the next year or two. I am seeking employment away from mom, and I feel that as soon as I am done with school and have a new job, I will be more than ready. He has stood by me through all of this, and I am certain he is the man I want for the rest of my days.

However, I feel like this mom issue is whats stopping us.

So my questions:

What to do about my mom? (moving out is not an option right now. neither is moving in with the bf).
How do I put my foot down without having her blame HIM for my actions/new behavior?
How do I discuss marriage or the possibility of a future with him? (I read in a book called “why men marry some women and others not” that men don’t typically bring up the subject, and its based on ACTUAL statistics, so please dont say to wait for HIM to bring it up.)

Thank you all for reading, I know its was tortureously long! I appreciate your help.

My mom is ruining my chance at happiness with my boyfriend ? (10 points for BA)?

I know this is long, but I am in desperate need of opinions/advice.

My boyfriend is 24, I am 22. We have been dating for 2+ years. He is everything I want in a man, and more. He’s handsome, smart, responsible, loving, and my family adores him.

He has a well-paying job, and is a college graduate. I am almost done with my bachelor’s degree, and I make good money too ( I work for my mom‘s business. Which is where my problems come in).

Seems like we have all of the basics – right?

We have an amazing relationship…. except for when my mother intervenes.

She has SERIOUS attachment issues with me – she calls me 99 times when we go out. She’ll call me to ask me any little thing, or to remind me not to have sex (she believes in saving it for marriage). Virginity is a HUGE deal to her. Which I know is the MAIN reason she is always on top of me. If I don’t answer my phone – she will call and call and send me horrible text messages saying things like “Dont forget that he’s a dog, and all he wants is one thing..” or “what? are you too busy to answer me? your hands must be tied.” She’ll leave me voicemails like that too. Also, if I don’t answer, or go against her will, she’ll start faking heart attacks, call the ambulance – the whole 9 yards.

It drives me crazy that she thinks I am having sex. She looks at me with dirty eyes every time I get home from a date with my boyfriend.

If my boyfriend buys me nice/expensive things (Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Valentines), she starts telling me to “be careful”. Insinuating that he’s trying to “buy me”.

My mom has suffered a lot in her life – loveless/affection-less marriage to my dad, 4 late-term miscarriages and trouble trying to conceive my brother and I, health issues. etc etc. I feel bad for her. I hate upsetting her. She does suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) and the dr told us that if it goes high enough, she could have a stroke and die or become a vegetable.

My boyfriend hates these attachment issues with my mom. He hates that we can’t have a date without her calling. He hates that we can’t stay out past 10pm. (he doesn’t know taht she’s the reason we can’t stay out late.).

HERES THE THING:

With the exception of my mom issues – I feel like I am ready to start my life with him. Not right this second, but within the next year or two. I am seeking employment away from mom, and I feel that as soon as I am done with school and have a new job, I will be more than ready. He has stood by me through all of this, and I am certain he is the man I want for the rest of my days.

However, I feel like this mom issue is whats stopping us.

So my questions:

What to do about my mom? (moving out is not an option right now. neither is moving in with the bf).
How do I put my foot down without having her blame HIM for my actions/new behavior?
How do I discuss marriage or the possibility of a future with him? (I read in a book called “why men marry some women and others not” that men don’t typically bring up the subject, and its based on ACTUAL statistics, so please dont say to wait for HIM to bring it up.)

Thank you all for reading, I know its was tortureously long! I appreciate your help.

looking for this book:?

Looking for this book: “Instructor’s Resource Guide with Complete Solutions Understanding Basic Statistics the Fourth Edition” By Brae/Braes.
I am looking for this book to help out a stay at home-mom just trying to learn and understand basic statistics. Does any one have this book or know were I can buy the manual?
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