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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of the weirder cons our society has ever been duped into is buying into the idea that your career is what should define your life or that a woman’s  “contribution to society” via grinding for some corporation is to be valued more highly than raising and rearing her own children and focusing her energy and efforts into nurturing the emotional and spiritual well being of her family. Baffling how backward it is to me that women fought for this.[/quote]

What about men?[/quote]

This is what men found for themselves to do when there isn’t a war, and there isn’t a need to hunt anything.  Men are the ones that duped everyone into buying the idea that a career is what should define your life or that it is more important than raising children or nurturing friendships.

Many men who fall into their his trap realize that they were duped as well, but they don’t realize it until they are retired and it’s too late.  [/quote]

I don't disagree with this. I work but could honestly care less about my job. I do it well and I like the people I work with as well as my clients, so I am motivated to perform reasonably well in order to make their lives easier and to meet their expectations. But the work itself? Don't care, it doesn't matter. My work as a parent is a million times more meaningful and will actually matter years from now.

But I work for money. That's it. I work so my family can have more money, so that we can feed and house our kid and provide her with a good foundation for life. That is the only reason I work, and if money were no option, I would quit my job in a heartbeat. I wouldn't "just" parent -- I'd read books and maybe even write one and study art and spend time in nature and travel. I know how to be productive and infuse my life with meaning even outside of my role as a parent. But my job? It's not that, and I gave up on it being that many years ago. Maybe I'd feel differently if I'd gone into teaching or nursing like OP, or if I worked in other public service. But I don't. My job is the least interesting thing about me.[/quote]

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