Going back to work FT and hearing about it!!!
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I have been working at least part time since I was 15. My career field is not a real impressive, high income one. I stopped working for a little while after my oldest DC then went back to work full time for a few years. After I had my second I decided to take a few years off. My youngest is now almost 4 and I found a great full time job at a very family friendly business that is 20 minutes from the house.
My dad keeps saying shitty comments about my going back to work. I haven't really said anything back to him. They live far away but just retired so are visiting more frequently. The last comment my dad made was you better be ready to quit you job because your family needs you. The made a really big deal that I stopped seperating my whites out of the laundry and washing everything together. I need something to say that will be firm, direct, not too disrespectful and stop the crappy comments from them. TIA. |
Anonymous
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Is he from a different culture? I have a hard time seeing men making this comment today.
How does he know how you do laundry anyway? Please tell me you were not doing his while he was visiting... I'd say, "Dad, I know you are concerned, but I'm a big girl and can manage a job. Joe splits the chores with me, so we are all good, both on the work front and the home front." |
Anonymous
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"Dad, anytime you want to come over and do our laundry a different way, the door is open. Otherwise though, yo ENT get to criticize."
"Geez dad I never once saw you do laundry at home, it was always mom. I'm trying to let my kids grow up seeing that both parents work and both do laundry. I appreciate all you did for me guys buy times have changed and we could use the income, plus I really like my job. Believe me though that my kids come first and I wil be here for them whenever they need me." |
Anonymous
| "The reason I'm working is because the family needs me. So enough criticism already" |
Anonymous
| "Is there some reason you're not telling DH he needs to be ready to quit his job because his family needs him? Welcome to 2016." |
Anonymous
| " Dad, do you want to be placed in a nice home someday when you are senile or the county hospital?" |
Anonymous
| "Please get out of my house." |
Anonymous
| Hold on- your DAD??? WTH? Who cares what he says? |