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[quote=Anonymous]My dad isn't blatantly against me working, but definitely views the world through a lens without a lot of room for working moms. For example, on the phone, he'll always ask how DH's job is going, but never my own (not passive aggressively - it just doesn't occur to him to remember I work too!). I was raised to believe I could do anything, but also with a SAHM who pretty blatantly expressed her dismay that other kids were 'raised by nannies' or sent to (gasp!) daycare. She passed away before I had kids, but I'd be lying if I said I don't occasionally feel a bit guilty as a WOHM as a result, even though I WAH and am part-time.

All that said, I know my kids are thriving, and there's all kinds of research out there to support that they'll be just fine. I try to let it just roll off my back, and chalk their attitudes up to the time in which they were raised. His asking about my husbands job is now a bit of a running joke, that I secretly toast if I happen to have a drink in my hand. Direct comments though I think I would feel the need to shut down with some sort of canned, emotionless speech repeated ad naseum ("dad, I know how you feel about me working. It's a choice Dan and I made and have no plans to revisit. Shall we change the topic, or agree not to talk right now?"[/quote]

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