"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: 11-18-2005
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 9:48pm
Yep. I have done both and I can honestly see the pros and cons to both sides.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-17-2007
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 9:50pm

"my son just started talking today and if i had been at work i would have missed it!!!"


Wow, mine did it over time.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 9:50pm
I thought the same thing with liz.
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Registered: 07-17-2007
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 9:52pm

I agree.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-17-2007
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 9:57pm
Irma Bombeck wrote that you spend the first 12 months teaching children to walk and talk and the 17 years
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 10:19pm
Where I live in WV. We have the occasional snow storm, but that's about it . . .

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 10:20pm
Kind of . . .

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2003
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 10:24pm
Some places are much more prone than others . . . if you live in CA, you have fires and earthquakes. East coast (especially the southern east coast) and gulf coast-- hurricanes. Midwest-- tornados. "Hollers" in WV-- flooding. Where I live? Not so much. Like I said-- the occasional snow storm.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-05-2007
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 10:26pm
Kind of? Might want to look up "tectonic plates" then.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-05-2007
Wed, 10-24-2007 - 10:32pm
Well, true. I live in a part of CA that has neither fires nor earthquakes. The point is, that poster was calling people who live in S CA idiots for staying there, when I would say the majority of the population in this country lives somewhere that is prone to some sort of disaster.

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