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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Man here (again).  Don't kill me for stating the obvious but it really all depends on who you are interviewing with.  I love to talk about my kid; and assuming that I brought you in because I already thought you had the right skills, I'd enjoy hearing about yours.  Just don't tell me that my wife and I aren't raising ours because we work full-time.  I agree, it's probably different when interviewing woman-to-woman.[/quote]

I think my husband would agree with you.  It pisses him off that people think working families aren't raising their kids.  So, just saying, it's not only a mother you're going to offend with the wrong choice of words.  It's a husband and father too.  Or, it could be a childless person who really hates kids!

The point is, don't be tactless and try to know as much about the person you're interviewing with as you can.  Finally, I think the consensus is to focus on your skills and don't feel like you have to justify your decision to stay home with any kind of explanation.  You DON'T.  It's not even worth opening that can of worms because you don't know who might think what about your reasons.[/quote]

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