S/O Why do you care if moms stay home?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

I really doubt that many people go to top law schools never intending to use their degrees. Plans change. Maybe practicing law wasn’t what they thought it would be. Maybe priorities changed when they had kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

What an idiotic premise. Do you actually think someone got shafted from law school because another woman (or man???) "took their place"? Give us all a break. How many people with law degrees ultimately do something totally different professionally? Or any degree, for that matter? I know the field I went into had nothing to do with my actual degree. And now I SAH - but guess what? Life is long and at some point, I'll be using my college degree and/or prior experience to return to work. Amazing, right? And your friend who makes "puffy paint décor"?? What a weird anecdote to trot out. As if this one woman exemplifies all others who take time off from work to SAH. Please, grow up and get a clue.

I work with underprivileged girls. If you don’t see how going to a fancy school that could be life-changing for them and then staying home is incredibly selfish and reeks of privilege, then I can’t help you. But might as well step on them on your way up, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

What an idiotic premise. Do you actually think someone got shafted from law school because another woman (or man???) "took their place"? Give us all a break. How many people with law degrees ultimately do something totally different professionally? Or any degree, for that matter? I know the field I went into had nothing to do with my actual degree. And now I SAH - but guess what? Life is long and at some point, I'll be using my college degree and/or prior experience to return to work. Amazing, right? And your friend who makes "puffy paint décor"?? What a weird anecdote to trot out. As if this one woman exemplifies all others who take time off from work to SAH. Please, grow up and get a clue.

I work with underprivileged girls. If you don’t see how going to a fancy school that could be life-changing for them and then staying home is incredibly selfish and reeks of privilege, then I can’t help you. But might as well step on them on your way up, right?

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

What an idiotic premise. Do you actually think someone got shafted from law school because another woman (or man???) "took their place"? Give us all a break. How many people with law degrees ultimately do something totally different professionally? Or any degree, for that matter? I know the field I went into had nothing to do with my actual degree. And now I SAH - but guess what? Life is long and at some point, I'll be using my college degree and/or prior experience to return to work. Amazing, right? And your friend who makes "puffy paint décor"?? What a weird anecdote to trot out. As if this one woman exemplifies all others who take time off from work to SAH. Please, grow up and get a clue.

I work with underprivileged girls. If you don’t see how going to a fancy school that could be life-changing for them and then staying home is incredibly selfish and reeks of privilege, then I can’t help you. But might as well step on them on your way up, right?

It was life changing for me. I practiced for a long time. Now I stay home. The school I attended gave me a full ride and I had the highest LSAT score in my 300 person class. I don’t feel selfish at all for staying home. Totally ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

What an idiotic premise. Do you actually think someone got shafted from law school because another woman (or man???) "took their place"? Give us all a break. How many people with law degrees ultimately do something totally different professionally? Or any degree, for that matter? I know the field I went into had nothing to do with my actual degree. And now I SAH - but guess what? Life is long and at some point, I'll be using my college degree and/or prior experience to return to work. Amazing, right? And your friend who makes "puffy paint décor"?? What a weird anecdote to trot out. As if this one woman exemplifies all others who take time off from work to SAH. Please, grow up and get a clue.

I work with underprivileged girls. If you don’t see how going to a fancy school that could be life-changing for them and then staying home is incredibly selfish and reeks of privilege, then I can’t help you. But might as well step on them on your way up, right?

so where does it end? My sister went to Yale for law school and now works at a five person firm in our hometown of Dayton, OH. She could have done that with a law degree from OSU or UCincy or Cleveland State. Is she "incredibly selfish"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I care when women go to college and don't use their degrees. They got into a school and took away from a student who may have really wanted to go there.

Ok troll, you're taking up electricity with your misogynist posts that someone else could be using right now.

So true. The ignorance is astounding.

I’m a new poster and I totally agree with pp. The number of women that I know with fancy law degrees that they don’t use - and never really planned to use - is just gross. There are many people - most of them from lower socioeconomic backgrounds than these women - who could’ve made something professionally of themselves with these degrees. One example is a mother to elementary school age kids that literally makes puffy paint decor for camp bunks. That she sells online. Good thing your parents spent 200 K on law school!

What an idiotic premise. Do you actually think someone got shafted from law school because another woman (or man???) "took their place"? Give us all a break. How many people with law degrees ultimately do something totally different professionally? Or any degree, for that matter? I know the field I went into had nothing to do with my actual degree. And now I SAH - but guess what? Life is long and at some point, I'll be using my college degree and/or prior experience to return to work. Amazing, right? And your friend who makes "puffy paint décor"?? What a weird anecdote to trot out. As if this one woman exemplifies all others who take time off from work to SAH. Please, grow up and get a clue.

I work with underprivileged girls. If you don’t see how going to a fancy school that could be life-changing for them and then staying home is incredibly selfish and reeks of privilege, then I can’t help you. But might as well step on them on your way up, right?

You are certifiably insane.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I actually don't care what people do. I just care how they talk about it. And I've found a lot of SAHMs talk about staying home as if I'm all but dooming my kids to prison by being a working mom.

"Do they even know you?"
"Do you die inside when they cry for the nanny instead of you?"
"You'll never get this time back."

What a bunch of jerks!

LOL, PP, there is no way this is true. I SAH, have plenty of SAH friends, and live in a community of mostly WOHMs. No SAHM I have ever had a conversation with (even just us 2) has said anything disparaging about WOHMs or what it "does to their kids." We realize we are all doing our best and what's best for everyone is different in almost every way.

I think that PP is lying too but during my SAHM days I remember a few SAHMs who were very disparaging of WOHMs and worse, their kids. It definitely happens. But it's rare. I remember it because it was unusual (and mean).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't care what people do. I just care how they talk about it. And I've found a lot of SAHMs talk about staying home as if I'm all but dooming my kids to prison by being a working mom.

"Do they even know you?"
"Do you die inside when they cry for the nanny instead of you?"
"You'll never get this time back."

What a bunch of jerks!

LOL, PP, there is no way this is true. I SAH, have plenty of SAH friends, and live in a community of mostly WOHMs. No SAHM I have ever had a conversation with (even just us 2) has said anything disparaging about WOHMs or what it "does to their kids." We realize we are all doing our best and what's best for everyone is different in almost every way.

I think that PP is lying too but during my SAHM days I remember a few SAHMs who were very disparaging of WOHMs and worse, their kids. It definitely happens. But it's rare. I remember it because it was unusual (and mean).

You have really never heard these things? I have. Not all by SAHMs though. I will add a few more that people have said to me in real life, not lying:
“Do you really just LEAVE your baby in daycare the whole time you are at work?”
“It’s too bad that your husband doesn’t make enough money for you to SAH.”
“Things were better when mothers just stayed at home with their children. Now it’s impossible to figure out custody because no one is really raising the children.”
“Wow. It must be very traumatic for your children when you have to work overnight. How do you deal with that?”
“I always feel sorry for children whose mothers leave them all day to go to work.”

[Anonymous]

You do realize that "Why go to college if you aren't going to use your degree?" is the compliment to "Why have children if you aren't going to raise them?"

[Anonymous]

I like how people are angry at women who don't want to buy into the toxic law environment and not at the men who perpetuate it. Get a clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that "Why go to college if you aren't going to use your degree?" is the compliment to "Why have children if you aren't going to raise them?"

+100000. Perfectly put.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't care what people do. I just care how they talk about it. And I've found a lot of SAHMs talk about staying home as if I'm all but dooming my kids to prison by being a working mom.

"Do they even know you?"
"Do you die inside when they cry for the nanny instead of you?"
"You'll never get this time back."

What a bunch of jerks!

LOL, PP, there is no way this is true. I SAH, have plenty of SAH friends, and live in a community of mostly WOHMs. No SAHM I have ever had a conversation with (even just us 2) has said anything disparaging about WOHMs or what it "does to their kids." We realize we are all doing our best and what's best for everyone is different in almost every way.

I think that PP is lying too but during my SAHM days I remember a few SAHMs who were very disparaging of WOHMs and worse, their kids. It definitely happens. But it's rare. I remember it because it was unusual (and mean).

You have really never heard these things? I have. Not all by SAHMs though. I will add a few more that people have said to me in real life, not lying:
“Do you really just LEAVE your baby in daycare the whole time you are at work?”
“It’s too bad that your husband doesn’t make enough money for you to SAH.”
“Things were better when mothers just stayed at home with their children. Now it’s impossible to figure out custody because no one is really raising the children.”
“Wow. It must be very traumatic for your children when you have to work overnight. How do you deal with that?”
“I always feel sorry for children whose mothers leave them all day to go to work.”

Where do you live? Those quotes seem totally unbelievable to me. The worst I ever heard was subtle approval of my decision to stay at home from very close family members. I felt like if I changed my mind they might not think it was best. But it was subtle.

Sounds like you know a lot of incredibly insecure and passive aggressive women.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize that "Why go to college if you aren't going to use your degree?" is the compliment to "Why have children if you aren't going to raise them?"

+100000. Perfectly put.

+100001. Love that!

Can someone just be responsible for reposting this every time one of these wars comes up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually don't care what people do. I just care how they talk about it. And I've found a lot of SAHMs talk about staying home as if I'm all but dooming my kids to prison by being a working mom.

"Do they even know you?"
"Do you die inside when they cry for the nanny instead of you?"
"You'll never get this time back."

What a bunch of jerks!

LOL, PP, there is no way this is true. I SAH, have plenty of SAH friends, and live in a community of mostly WOHMs. No SAHM I have ever had a conversation with (even just us 2) has said anything disparaging about WOHMs or what it "does to their kids." We realize we are all doing our best and what's best for everyone is different in almost every way.

I think that PP is lying too but during my SAHM days I remember a few SAHMs who were very disparaging of WOHMs and worse, their kids. It definitely happens. But it's rare. I remember it because it was unusual (and mean).

You have really never heard these things? I have. Not all by SAHMs though. I will add a few more that people have said to me in real life, not lying:
“Do you really just LEAVE your baby in daycare the whole time you are at work?”
“It’s too bad that your husband doesn’t make enough money for you to SAH.”
“Things were better when mothers just stayed at home with their children. Now it’s impossible to figure out custody because no one is really raising the children.”
“Wow. It must be very traumatic for your children when you have to work overnight. How do you deal with that?”
“I always feel sorry for children whose mothers leave them all day to go to work.”

Where do you live? Those quotes seem totally unbelievable to me. The worst I ever heard was subtle approval of my decision to stay at home from very close family members. I felt like if I changed my mind they might not think it was best. But it was subtle.

Sounds like you know a lot of incredibly insecure and passive aggressive women.

Most of these actually came from men. I’m surprised that you have never heard this stuff before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that "Why go to college if you aren't going to use your degree?" is the compliment to "Why have children if you aren't going to raise them?"

+100000. Perfectly put.

+100001. Love that!

Can someone just be responsible for reposting this every time one of these wars comes up?

Classy SAHMs.

But to be honest if you worked it isn’t like you would be donating the money to the underprivileged, so doesn’t make much difference other then open a slot for a man from OState.