Are you taking off for the Day without Women?

[Anonymous]

No, but my employer has prepared a special luncheon for all of the women because if we don't come in or call in sick, we put other's lives in jeopardy.

[Anonymous]

Give me a break. You take a day off every time your kid has a runny nose or a dance recital.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like a day off from my family, but don't think that's possible.

I am. No laundry, making meals or driving to sports practices. And wearing red.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I'm going to refuse to take care of my kids all day. That'll show my husband! And maybe he'll tell Donald Trump and the republicans!

(Wait, that makes no sense.)

Your H thinks taking care of his children is a type of punishment?

You're not getting the sarcasm. The point of the day is to show everyone (i.e., men) how much we do and how much they'd miss us if we weren't around. Like the immigrant day. As a form of protest. (Can't say it makes much sense to me either.). PP is making fun of this idea.

Okay, who exactly has proposed that we eliminate women from the public sphere? Why do men need to see how much they'd miss us if we weren't around? No one has asked women to go away...

Women do 75% of the work in the world.

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Anonymous wrote:No. I'm not stopping my life or taking care of my kids over something disorganized that makes no sense when you really think about the contradictions. My husband can easily take care of our child and does often but its not the point.

Some of us do not have spouses who "often" do the domestic grunt work.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like a day off from my family, but don't think that's possible.

if you drink enough wine you won't even notice them... if it spills on your shirt you will be wearing red.

Why do you need a excuse? If you want a day off, just take it. If I want one I just tell my husband I'm going out when he gets home or on the weekend and he says have fun. Why is it such a big deal.

Just a guess, but some of us can't do that because our husbands work late or are incompetent?

[Anonymous]

for all of you calling this pointless, you do realize that in other parts of the world March 8 is international Women's Day? What I think shows more privilege than anything is the fact that you can enjoy the hard work and sacrifices of the women who paved the way for you without having to make any yourself. For many reasons, I'll have to work tomorrow, but I applaud those who plan to participate. Rock on!

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Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:No. My husband is on travel on Wednesday, but when he is here he does around 70 percent of the housework and 50 percent of the child care, so from the perspective of unpaid work, I have little to protest. Work is fine and don't feel I have much to protest there personally.

Wow that is amazing. I do 90% of the housework (our children are living at home but too old to need childcare). I sure do need to protest.

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Anonymous wrote:for all of you calling this pointless, you do realize that in other parts of the world March 8 is international Women's Day? What I think shows more privilege than anything is the fact that you can enjoy the hard work and sacrifices of the women who paved the way for you without having to make any yourself. For many reasons, I'll have to work tomorrow, but I applaud those who plan to participate. Rock on!

Yes, you show that gratitude by going to your job, or caring for your kids, or doing whatever you now have the CHOICE to do thanks to those women. You don't say "Thanks! I'll sit back with my feet up to celebrate other womens sacrifices". I mean, its literally backwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, but my employer has prepared a special luncheon for all of the women because if we don't come in or call in sick, we put other's lives in jeopardy.

That is nice.

For 15 years my H worked Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. We deliver baked goods to the local hospital on those days to show our appreciation. People don't really appreciate how good they have it. No go save a life!

We are lucky now that we can take off. It has not always been that way. My H was once denied sick leave he needed to care for our child with the reason, "you have a wife".

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like a day off from my family, but don't think that's possible.

if you drink enough wine you won't even notice them... if it spills on your shirt you will be wearing red.

Why do you need a excuse? If you want a day off, just take it. If I want one I just tell my husband I'm going out when he gets home or on the weekend and he says have fun. Why is it such a big deal.

Just a guess, but some of us can't do that because our husbands work late or are incompetent?

That was your personal choice to marry an incompetent man. Stop blaming everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Ridiculous. I'm a democrat and I think this is ridiculous. No just no.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd like a day off from my family, but don't think that's possible.

if you drink enough wine you won't even notice them... if it spills on your shirt you will be wearing red.

Why do you need a excuse? If you want a day off, just take it. If I want one I just tell my husband I'm going out when he gets home or on the weekend and he says have fun. Why is it such a big deal.

Just a guess, but some of us can't do that because our husbands work late or are incompetent?

That was your personal choice to marry an incompetent man. Stop blaming everyone else.

If YOU drink enough wine you won't even notice that you made a bad choice in a life partner. So strap on those shoes and get to work.

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Anonymous wrote:Ridiculous. I'm a democrat and I think this is ridiculous. No just no.

You think it is ridiculous that women can use earned leave. You think that women should be told what day they are allowed to use their earned leave?