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| Mon, 03-03-2008 - 11:08am |
My son is six months old, and I have been back to work full time for four weeks.
I became upset over the weekend when two people (who are very close to me) made comments such as: "it seems like it would be so much easier to drop your kids off at daycare and work full time than to stay home", and even worse, "it's clearly easier to work and have someone else raise your kids than stay home". Both were stated by mothers who have never been in the position of working full-time with children. I disagree thoroughly with both comments (my life is certainly NOT easier now that I'm back to work!)
So... without stiring up the hornet's nest that is the "mommy war"... I am curious, how can I respond to statements like this? Should I respond, or just let it go? How long does it take to get over hearing hurtful things like this?
Any thoughts are appreciated!

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<I am sure that is true but I don't think the
Do you rent or own?
True, it's very transparent.
I think the mortgage companies are responsible for the mess they are in, but so are the homeowners who signed up for these mortgages.
No, too many people get in over their heads in homes they can not afford that mortgage brokers tell them they can.
<Of course I know about different tax brackets. It has taken us awhile but we are in a different bracket than when we first got married. We get alot of taxes taken out also but when raise time comes, we usually get the same in our pocket each year as our raises are not that high to go into another bracket and eat up what extra we get. >
OMG....it is not because it is a high raise.
People should have the good sense to know
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Ducky
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