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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope my daughter is as lucky as I am.  It's nice to have choices.  [b]I think you are bitter that you don't have choices.[/b] [/quote]

[b]See?  That's the condescending attitude about which I just posted.  [/b]

I do have choices. But I choose to work to pay for tuition.

And I choose to work b/c my job is rewarding.

And I choose to work b/c I'm not super paranoid about my giving my children some independence and space.

And I choose to work so that I'm a good role model for other young girls who don't "aspire" to stay home.

Condescension often stems from insecurity.  [/quote]

Yet you would be "mortified" if your daughter CHOSE for her husband to support her.  CHOICES, people.  I worked for several years after I had my kids but stopped - something my husband and I decided together.  We each had stay at home moms growing up (and my mom was college-educated, so she made a CHOICE as well) and it was something that we valued and wanted for our own family.  I would never be mortified if my daughter made a choice that made her happy and was a great decision for her family.[/quote]

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