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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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My parents used to do the same thing. I hated it. The worst was when we were driving through southern West Virginia, and I ran out of reading material. The only things I could find to read at the gas station we stopped at were tractor magazines.
Kitty
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Kitty
"BTW, I hate Lifetime. Their movies will suck you in and all of a sudden you've watched 3 in a row, used every tissue in t
OMG, how can you guys hate that?
I guess that's the beauty of not being there all the time.
Endless corn rows, that's why.
PumpkinAngel
Some people do this but I wouldn't agree that MOST do that.
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