"I just don't want to work"

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Registered: 09-13-2007
"I just don't want to work"
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Tue, 10-09-2007 - 10:06pm

Hi all... I'm new to the board and I am curious.


I am in my mid twenties, unmarried, no children. I work in an extremely competitive field with many other women my age. Many of us are making six figures and the job is very stressful. We all have a great work ethic, but sometimes when the stress gets really bad, I'll often hear the girls (never the guys) saying things like "Arrgghh... I'm so sick of work. I just want to marry a rich man, have kids, stay home and NOT WORK."....... I was raised by two working parents (two very loving, caring hardworking parents). My mother was very successful in her career, and I feel that when I get married, I will (like my mom) continue to work and raise children at the same time (my mom was definitely "super mom" ---she did it all and was great!)...... My main question: many of the women in my work stay in the position for about 5-7 years and then leave.....the funny thing is...

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:54pm

And people need to live by your definition of normal or right?


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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:55pm
I can't stop reading. I haven't encountered this much surrealism since I visited the Salvador Dali museum.
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Registered: 08-14-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:55pm

<<sane is someone who makes the right decisions>>


Wow, your definition is WAY "off".

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Registered: 07-18-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:58pm
No problem.

Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man-The Big Lebowski 

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-17-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:58pm
Becareful, I got a slap
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 1:59pm
haha haha...LOL..I think I may be able to tell the difference...Cause if they were panda's they sure were huge.
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Registered: 07-23-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 2:01pm
I am having the hardest time turning away as well.

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Registered: 07-18-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 2:01pm
It's

Yeah well, that's just, ya know, like, your opinion, man-The Big Lebowski 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 2:02pm
Its like a car accident.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 2:07pm
Sorry. I should have spelled it out. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It's a reference that gives criteria for all the currently recognized ones. It gets talked about by many non-psychiatrists (and everybody calls it DSM for short) because it's a measure of where society's head is at. Homosexuality used to be listed in it as a mental disorder which as you can imagine caused a lot of debate and not just among psychiatrists. (Which is how I know of it but am not a psychiatrist.It also comes up in pop culture references sometimes.)

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