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[quote=Anonymous]I have my own successful consulting business and work from home. I have an assistant and another employee. I have a PhD and am one of the foremost authorities in my narrow specialty in the US. I earn between $200k and $300k per year. I work part-time. During Covid I was able to reduce my work load to take care of my young child.

My mother knows all of the above. Still, she considers that I "don't work", because I am not employed somewhere. It is very annoying, downright hurtful. I questioned her, and she says that it is because I "don't have a steady, dependable income."

By contrast, my sister works as an executive of a large company in Europe. She works long and exhausting hours, takes little vacation and has very little flexibility. On average, she earns slightly less than me. My mother respects her a lot more than me. She defers to my sister in everything, even non-work-related issues.

Just for context, this wasn't like this growing up. I was supposed to go on to have a "traditional career in a big organization", while my sister was the black sheep of the family who did poorly in school.

Does anyone else have a similar experience?[/quote]

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