so sick of hearing....

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so sick of hearing....
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Mon, 08-06-2007 - 1:34pm
hello everyone!! i just read the cnn article on how burnt out and guilty the working mom is...and how hard it is to incorparate "quality" time...and all i can say is WILL YOU COME OFF IT PLEASE!! i work-40 hours a week; sometimes 6 days a week to get all my hours...and i have 2 children-7 and 3...and you know what-every day during the school year, i walk my dd to school...i volunteer at my dds school-in her classroom and on field trips-i have the last 2 years and plan to do more of the same this coming year...i keep the house clean-do the dishes and laundry, go grocery shopping, etc. and you know what-neither of my kids feel slighted. we just took a week long vacation where we went to an amusement park and then to visit my sil for a few days...they have a lil shallow pool-and i go "swimming" with them often-usually before i go off to the adult world of work...we go on shopping trips with my mom and visit a cousin who has a huge pool and the adults play cards outside on the deck when the kids swim...we play games, we take walks, we go to parks...it just boggles my mind. yes i get tired-and yes there are days i wish i didnt have to go in to work...but then theres days that i cant wait until i go in-some women are meant to stay at home and theyre happy doing it...and some women are meant to work outside the home-i need that adult stimulation-i need my friends and my friends are all behind that deli counter with me...again i dont feel my kids are slighted in the least-my own mom was a stay at homer and she didnt volunteer at school and we never took the kinds of trips and outings my kids are lucky enough to have on a regular basis...i dont feel guilty when im at work-i dont think being a working mom hurts my kids...im getting sick and tired of hearing how unhappy working moms are, or how guilty i should feel cuz im not with my kids 24/7...maybe im the exception...or maybe the media focuses too much on the exceptions and a lot of working mommies feel like me...??? take care!!
joanne
maman2goons@yahoo.com

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Registered: 11-03-2006
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:07pm

Yup. And who cares?

I figure that people who get their noses out of joint because others work for things are just jealous because they don't have those things, lol.

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Registered: 12-07-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:13pm
I've tried to figure this abbreviation out a few times when you've posted it, but I give up.
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Registered: 01-15-2006
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:13pm

would you believe i had a friend actually ask me that once irl - if i was jealous of her? i thought that was something ppl only assumed not direct confrontation......i give her credit though for having the courage to ask such an insecure question. the answer was no. lol. ;)




Edited 8/30/2007 3:16 pm ET by egd3blessed

 

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Registered: 08-14-2007
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:13pm
Big. Ass. Eye. Roll.
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Registered: 12-07-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:17pm
Not to mention that
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Registered: 12-07-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:18pm
Thanks! :)

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Registered: 07-08-2001
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:21pm
n/t

Mary



Mom to Kevin 11/4/03



Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.



Ray Romano, actor/comedian

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:22pm

Thirty years ago, which btw wouldn't be the 50's mind you, my parents were dual wohps as were many of my friends.

PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:24pm
Oh please.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Thu, 08-30-2007 - 3:25pm

Exactly.


PumpkinAngel

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