? for working moms
Find a Conversation
| 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!

Pages
I think that it is great that you supported her throughout everything she went through.
one thing I could never ever ever be is embarrassed by Kelly -- except maybe when she wears these really outlandish socks I can't stand.... but other than that...nah...
- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
The word "bankrupt" might not have come up but you did say she "got rid of her condo" in the post below. Not sure if you didn't want to use the word "lost" then but it seems it did come up in the past.
THIS is why I question people, sorry :(
- Jeane "Dear Abby" Phillips, in an interview with Lisa Leff.
Yes. We. Did.
Where I come from it is not the rule either. My father accumulates houses, but he still owns the houses I grew up in and would still be living there if his wife agreed, lol. My grandparents built their house when they married and it was never meant to be sold, although they did eventually (grandma was never happy in the little town where they lived and wanted to move to the big city).
Here in Greece it is also still the norm to buy a place when you get married and stay there either for life or till you hand it over to a kid and move to something smaller. It also means that many people inherit their houses/apartments from their parents and people rarely move from those.
Pages