Uncle Sam has spoken!
Actually, this may only apply to people living in my neck of the woods, so maybe "Uncle Sam has spoken!" is a little strong. Let's go with "Cousin Bubba has mumbled" instead.
The sole reason many of us became stay-at-home parents has been taken away from us: being a stay-at-home parent will no longer get you out of jury duty!
The horror!
Three or four years ago, I received a summons for jury duty. I mailed in a response stating that as a stay-at-home father, I would have to pay someone to babysit my kids in order to sit on a jury. I was excused.
A few weeks ago, I received another summons. Since I jerked around and missed the deadline to mail my response, I had to go down to the courthouse and plead my case in person. They didn't excuse me! It didn't seem to matter that I had to pay for a babysitter (after all, I would be receiving my $12 a day or whatever it is they pay).
But they were nice enough to allow me to reschedule. I picked a day in late September.
Wonder how long I can keep postponing this until they finally make me show up?
Why It No Longer Pays To Be A Stay-At-Home Parent
