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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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Wrong again.
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Ducky
Again, I'm going by the rules of my state, but they don't seem to vary much...
You don't have to apply for jobs on a daily basis.
If I used the highschool nickname and the year I graduated for my screen name then my screenname would be "heyfatso84"
Yes. We. Did.
Ok, I was just going to quietly read this thread but I read your post and now I have a cheesy country song (that I totally admit to loving) stuck in my head.
Umm what is this in regards too?
- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
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