Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer pregnant with twins

[Anonymous]

Yep, hoping for the best for her and her family, but all the twins I've known have come early and spent time in the NICU. I'd be interested to see how she handles life if something like this happens to her. She can't win either way, though.

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Anonymous wrote:I just can't get it up to care about this. Her kids will be taken care of by nannies and that's clearly what works for her and her family so whatever. She can certainly afford it.

Btw I found an article from 2013 that said that Yahoo has 8 weeks paid leave for dads and 16 for moms. So the rank and file definitely gets the benefits, but the CEO chooses not to take them, which is her prerogative.

Better than most.

Still doesn't excuse the nursery in her office and telecommuting for her only...

Get over it. I'd choose the same path if I were her.

Very American of you. Self interest over the interest of subordinates/others.

[Anonymous]

Cat's in the Cradle! I hope $$ helps that!

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for her. To be a successful business woman she needs to make a lot of compromises in her family life. It's a shame that corporate America doesn't allow for a better balance, at all levels.

[Anonymous]

she's a useless ceo - completely got that job based on image and looks.

burning through shareholder value by the billions.

biggest joke in the valley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep, hoping for the best for her and her family, but all the twins I've known have come early and spent time in the NICU. I'd be interested to see how she handles life if something like this happens to her. She can't win either way, though.

Oh give it a rest to all you people portending disaster on the twin pregnancy. I went to 39 weeks with my twins, and they were both bigger at birth than my singleton. I worked full time until the last 2 weeks. Any pregnancy can have complications, but a twin pregnancy is not doomed to disaster.

I was happy to take the generous 16 weeks paid maternity leave, but if she doesn't want to, as one PP said, that's her prerogative.

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Anonymous wrote:Yep, hoping for the best for her and her family, but all the twins I've known have come early and spent time in the NICU. I'd be interested to see how she handles life if something like this happens to her. She can't win either way, though.

Oh give it a rest to all you people portending disaster on the twin pregnancy. I went to 39 weeks with my twins, and they were both bigger at birth than my singleton. I worked full time until the last 2 weeks. Any pregnancy can have complications, but a twin pregnancy is not doomed to disaster.

I was happy to take the generous 16 weeks paid maternity leave, but if she doesn't want to, as one PP said, that's her prerogative.

The FACT is that 50% of twins are born before 35 weeks in this country.

You may have had an easy term pregnancy but at least half of twin moms do not.

I was running several miles a day until week 40 with my singleton and had PTL with my twin pregnancy and delivered at 34 weeks.
You never know.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why someone would have kids if they are just going to hand them off to someone else to raise them. What's the point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why someone would have kids if they are just going to hand them off to someone else to raise them. What's the point?

Did you feel like your dad (I assume your dad worked and mom SAH) didn't raise you?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why someone would have kids if they are just going to hand them off to someone else to raise them. What's the point?

This is my take. It's easy to say "that's what works for her family", but does it really work for her kids to have parents who work super crazy schedules. Reminds me of that Bethesda mom who was profiled last year in the Bethesda magazine.

Why have kids if you work 80hrs/wk and your husband does too?

Signed,
working mom who deliberately mommy-tracked because my kid deserves as much as I can give

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So?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why someone would have kids if they are just going to hand them off to someone else to raise them. What's the point?

Did you feel like your dad (I assume your dad worked and mom SAH) didn't raise you?

My dad didn't work the level of hours and commitment that she and presumably her husband do.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why someone would have kids if they are just going to hand them off to someone else to raise them. What's the point?

This is my take. It's easy to say "that's what works for her family", but does it really work for her kids to have parents who work super crazy schedules. Reminds me of that Bethesda mom who was profiled last year in the Bethesda magazine.

Why have kids if you work 80hrs/wk and your husband does too?

Signed,
working mom who deliberately mommy-tracked because my kid deserves as much as I can give

You realize there are people thinking the same thing about you, right? Why didn't you quit your job to stay home? Don't your kids deserve that time with you?!

[Anonymous]

First of all, telecommuting isn't a substitute for childcare. I do it full time, and had a nanny for three years, now daycare.

That being said, she's still a hypocrite.

[Anonymous]

OMG, can we leave this woman alone? It's so sad how other women are trying to tear her down. Seriously? Do we subject male CEOs who are fathers of small children to this kind of scrutiny?