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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The women who criticize are probably projecting some jealousy. I'm a working mom with no time for myself - it's work, kids, and running a house.  I used to think less of women who stayed home when I was young and didn't have kids yet, because my parents had a super traditional marriage, and my mom had no power or access to money.  I no longer think that life with kids is chaos and whatever you can do to mitigate the chaos that is good for you, your marriage, and your kids is the right choice for you.  And again, anyone criticizing is probably projecting. [/quote]

I agree that most judgment is rooted in some envy or lack of confidence. I am on the opposite side of this post: both my siblings are in households where one parent stays home (in one household it's the dad, in one, the mother). I have gotten not-so-subtle judgment about our two working parent household for as long as I can remember: comments about how sad it is that our kids were in daycare, in camp, barely saw me when I had busy times at work. I just smiled and moved on, but I think, in general, people that do this are just trying to justify their own choices (especially when they are doubting them). I am happy with my choices, and I truly hope they can be happy with theirs. I refuse to be drawn into this sort of crap. That's the best advice I can give you, OP.[/quote]

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