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[quote=Anonymous]I hope this doesn't become an argument about SAHM vs. WOHM, but...

My dad is super opposed to me working.  I don't see him all that often, but whenever I do, he makes a point to say I should be at home with my child.  I don't know what else I can say, other than I'm not sure how to deal with it.  I do feel somewhat guilty, but now I'm a better mother for working, and as a consultant with a nanny who works from home much of the time, I'm not actually away from him that often.  I'm certainly not in an office every day with him in daycare.  Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it seems like it's most peoples' objection to WOHM's.  I really don't understand why it offends him so much and how I can stop it from getting to me so much.

(And no, it shouldn't be any of his business, except that I travel a few times a month, and my mom, who hasn't worked in a few years so she can have fun with her grandkids, either comes to my house to watch DC, or I drop DC at their house while I travel.  They live in Chicago, so I can usually work flight connections that way.  Sometimes she comes with me and DC on trips, which is a blast.  My mom is incredibly happy to do it, but my dad - not so much.  It's not about her being gone either, it's about her watching my child while I &lt;gasp&gt; work.)
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