Ah, see, you had me sooooo bouncy with the whole OMG I AGREE WITH YOU SO.MUCH. thing that I forgot to put in the all important disclaimer "-if- I ever wanted to have babies", which I don't, so no need to flee ;-)
And YES to the double corollary. Now if those men and women who want to be married and have babies only would respect my choices and wishes instead of looking at me pityingly like I'm crazy and don't know what I'm talking about..
I might be crazy, but not on this count
Forgot to add that also: women who have babies don't suddenly loose their brain. It seems to be that way on tv, but IRL also. At least where I am. If you want to continue your career, you better not want to take extended maternity leave (beyond the ridiculously short few weeks we get here) or want to, you know, work part-time so your 8-month-old baby doesn't have to spend all week in daycare.
Here, when women decide to stay home for the first two years of their kids' lives, they're automatically regaled to being a secretary, admin assistant, or something else that's just this ginormous waste of their graduate degree and pre-pregnancy experience if they ever do decide to return to the workforce. IMNSHO that's just the biggest pile of manure ever, but what do I know?
Does, "all people are equal, but men are a little bit more equal than women" ring a bell, anyone? Makes me so.mad.
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And YES to the double corollary. Now if those men and women who want to be married and have babies only would respect my choices and wishes instead of looking at me pityingly like I'm crazy and don't know what I'm talking about..
I might be crazy, but not on this count
Forgot to add that also: women who have babies don't suddenly loose their brain.
It seems to be that way on tv, but IRL also. At least where I am. If you want to continue your career, you better not want to take extended maternity leave (beyond the ridiculously short few weeks we get here) or want to, you know, work part-time so your 8-month-old baby doesn't have to spend all week in daycare.
Here, when women decide to stay home for the first two years of their kids' lives, they're automatically regaled to being a secretary, admin assistant, or something else that's just this ginormous waste of their graduate degree and pre-pregnancy experience if they ever do decide to return to the workforce.
IMNSHO that's just the biggest pile of manure ever, but what do I know?
Does, "all people are equal, but men are a little bit more equal than women" ring a bell, anyone?
Makes me so.mad.