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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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How?
If your ins premium goes up, that alone increases your expenses (and in our case, we also had huge medical bills).
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Ducky
Medical, dental 401k and childcare.
PumpkinAngel
But you will need Daycare to actively search for a job, correct?
PumpkinAngel
Nope, I was older than that, and dh was signicantly so.
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Ducky
I asked, I didn't state that she would lie.
PumpkinAngel
Some people don't have friends and family that would or could
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Ducky
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