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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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mmm...I bet that apartment goes for a bundle now!
I still think fondly of the apartment my ex husband and I lived in for years before we bought our house - top two floors of a victorian with basement access for our washer dryer, a huge deck, hardwood floors, dining room, kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, and a finished attic -- oh it was GORGEOUs -it also unfortunately had a lively family of bats living there.... ugh.
- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
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Makes sense, I guess.....I don't know the song, or the group.....I'm not a music person.
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Ducky
They are quite content with the shoe box.
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Ducky
Here we go with the harassment thing again.
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Ducky
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