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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I do think that people can take childless single women for granted!  I have a kick-ass childless friend who recently got tenure and bought a house.  I sent her a housewarming gift.  She replied effusively -- because NOBODY had sent her a housewarming gift or even really acknowledged the milestones!  I thought that was really crappy.  [/quote]

I have kids. Nobody sent me housewarming gifts and I admit I don’t send them out either. Nobody sent my DH gifts when he got tenure. Many people sent us gifts and congratulations after our children were born.

Maybe it doesn’t have anything to do with being childless, maybe these milestones just aren’t acknowledged in your circle? [/quote]

To build off of this, I agree that women without kids are treated unfairly. When we graduate with advanced degrees or reach a significant professional milestone, we barely get recognized in a lot of cases and we are often expected to pick up the slack at work when our co-workers have to leave early for parent-teacher conferences or soccer practice. Additionally, when women get married and have kids, they usually receive these elaborate showers and gifts, while similar accolades usually don't occur when we get promotions or finish grad school, which is something that you actually have to work for. In my harsh opinion, getting married and having kids is nice, but I do not view it as an accomplishment in the least.[/quote]

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