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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assume they’re not doing all those things every day, but that they are socially aware enough to not bring up their own “busy with work” conversation killers like “today I’m going to pull out the refrigerator and vacuum the coils and maybe clean the oven, too!”[/quote] This. They are talking about the nice parts of their lives and skipping over the stuff that isn't so nice because they are just making small talk. I've been a SAHM and now have a set up similar to yours. There are pluses and minuses to both. I will say that SAHMs often feel talked down to by people with paying jobs because there is a pervasive attitude in our society that SAHMs don't do anything of value. So it's also possible they are overcompensating for the perception that you might look down on them. And your envy may actually be perceived as condescension. It's so hard for women to support each other. It's really a bummer.[/quote]
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