"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: 08-08-2006
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:12am
I'm not seeing this in my community. Property values in my beachfront community have risen exponentially, but there are significant property tax relief programs for land rich, cash poor owners. The real pressure comes when their children inherit the land and they can not afford to live in our community any longer; this is truly a shame because many have been a part of the community since the 1600s; I'm just a carpetbagger of 7 years.
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Registered: 10-24-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:12am

i mentioned green and red.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:12am
Yeah, seriously. You must know that penises are not just for peeing pretty pictures in the snow. If you have one of those, it is like a get out of jail free card.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-18-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:14am
Oooh.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:16am
One of my immigrant foremothers ended up a single mom around 1900. The only work she could get was as a live-in maid and she could not bring her kid. So, she placed him in a temporary orphanage for several years until she found a job where she could bring him. In those days these orphanages were fairly common and also sometimes used by people who could not afford heating fuel in the winter, for example. I would say daycare as we know it is a vast improvement.
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Registered: 07-20-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:17am

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Karalee
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:17am
My kid IS 15. Pussbucket's kid is in his 20s, I think. I am not sure what you expect here.
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Registered: 07-23-2003
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:19am

<One of my immigrant foremothers ended up a single mom around 1900. The only work she could get was as a live-in maid and she could not bring her kid. So, she placed him in a temporary orphanage for several years until she found a job where she could bring him. In those days these orphanages were fairly common and also sometimes used by people who could not afford heating fuel in the winter, for example. I would say daycare as we know it is a vast improvement. >


It is kind of interesting you mention this and I completely agree.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-20-2007
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:20am
I'm way behind. Of course that post has been um, addressed, already. Off to read
Karalee
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Registered: 08-29-2002
Thu, 10-25-2007 - 10:22am

I have to admit, I started watching SNL just after Chevy Chase left. I just remember Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd and the whole "point-counterpoint" routine.

The weird thing is that even 5 years afterwards, it still felt like his ghost was roaming the streets. People were still almost looking over their shoulders with the sense of "can we really do this?"/"Is he really dead?", especially in Catalonia.

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