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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm ashamed to be a working mom right now, you people SUCK. Nasty and mean spirited...can't help, but think that many of these posts come from a place of deep insecurity.[/quote]

I think you hit the nail on the head.  If you are happy with your own life/choices, you just don't need to bash other people.  I do hand it to people who work a truly fulltime job and have young kids b/c it is a hard balancing act.  It can really feel like a rat-race where you never satisfy anyone, including yourself!  If you are a SAHM, you obviously take a lot of grief from a society that values people based on their incomes.  I've been on both sides.

I also wanted to respond to the bashing of someone who says they took time off to make their family a priority.  You who bash this statement seem to be bristling at the idea that the applicant prioritized her family responsibilities.... I don't know why this bothers you so much.... it's not bragging.... it's a fact that the person who STAYED AT HOME fulltime DID actually put that in top priority.  When YOU characterize it as "bragging" the only explanation is that you are reading into it that the applicant is saying you don't prioritize your family.  The applicant isn't making that statement at all, but your defensiveness about a factual statement is really telling us something about your self-esteem and choices.

Bottom line:  If you are happy with your choices -- then carry on, and do it.  If you feel the need to claim superiority over others, then you're the one with the problem.  Don't take it out on other people.  [/quote]

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