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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

I am still confused about how the ability to work outside the home and earn an income started being viewed as a chore and a burden rather than a desirable exercise of ones ability be able to use your mind and intelligence and be financially independent?

All I knew was women wanting to be more than just housewives and poop cleaners for their babies.

In the first world, its reversed. Women seem to want to go back into their kitchens.
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I think it's just hard when people are doing two different things and never feel like they are measuring up. I feel like my child's teachers compare me to the SAHM's that help out more in the middle of the day in the class, I feel like my boss compares me to the guy who has no child responsibilities. I don't mind working or having kids. I don't like feeling inadequate.[/quote]

I personally don't care about how DC's teachers perceive me or about comparisons. However, for the OP, there is a difference between the "ability" to work outside the home and the necessity of going to work when one is stressed out about substandard, extremely expensive childcare. Do you not have any children in DC? FYI, the cost of putting an infant in a federal childcare center costs about $2000/month--IF you can get a spot.[/quote]

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