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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the basic premise of the article is correct, but I have to admit, I am annoyed by her particular situation. She has a crazy successful blog and plenty of cookbooks. She could 1) move to a lower cost area (plenty of them still have cool food scenes), and 2) her husband could work part-time or stay home altogether to take care of the kids bc his wife is rich and has an awesome job. To me, she kind of sounded like "why isn't anyone helping me live in Brooklyn and write about cake!!!!!!"[/quote]Just because she has a cool job and lives in an interesting place doesn't make her life less stressful.  Her husband was laid off and she was located in the middle of the worst COVID outbreak. She also is very professionally successful, which comes with the pressure to continue to produce.  Stop devaluing her job just because you view it as less important "women's work."[/quote]

Um, I'm not devaluing her job? Read my comment. I'm saying she has options (she's rich and works for herself) - they could move to a lower cost area and her husband could take care of the kids while she becomes the primary breadwinner with her awesome blog.[/quote]

Nah, you posted to get a laugh out of your dumb joke. You didn’t even read (it understand or acknowledge) that her husband was furloughed and then laid off and is taking care of the kids. Her comments reflect what lots and lots of people are feeling. So even if she were to leave the NY/NJ area (where she grew up, by the way), millions would still be in this position. Perelman is shining on a light on issues that affect more than herself. Your comment was narrow and silly.[/quote]

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