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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biglaw really is terrible.  I am so glad I got out.  And let me offer this from the other side.  While it's true that many men in Biglaw with families (including me) had wives who stayed home and did "everything" it's not exactly rosy for those men.  Being in that position has its own stresses, such as the tremendous pressure and feelings of heavy responsibility that comes with being the sole breadwinner making so much money.  Talk about feeling stuck.  It's a terrible feeling.

I know, I know.  I'm a man, and my wife stayed home.  By definition, I'm entitled to no sympathy on DCUM.  I'm just a selfish pig.  [/quote]

I was just checking in on OP when I saw this. I'm a woman who earns 3/4 of the family annual income and don't have a SAH. I too feel stuck! Here's the crazy part: We don't spend all of our money. We probably live off of half of our combined income so could live off his...almost.

I just want you to know that when you are looking at women at work, some may be "stuck'' or the breadwinner or the alpha to another's beta.

and I wonder if your name is Paul?[/quote]

I'm the guy who wrote this.  I was talking about my personal experience.  I never looked at other lawyers -- men or women -- and tried to guess whether they were stuck or not.  I'm just telling you how I felt as the sole breadwinner.  Again, so sorry I'm a man.  I should have known that saying what I said would incur the wrath/sarcasm of at least one DCUM professional woman.[/quote]

NP and I read the PP as commiserating about being the breadwinner.  Try to chin up and give people the benefit of the doubt.[/quote]

[b]Same. Dude has quite the chip on his shoulder[/b].[/quote]

+2[/quote]

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