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[quote=Anonymous]Hard to say whether your "friends" are awful or you're projecting some dissatisfaction/jealousy or some combination thereof. They sound awful, to be sure, if that is what you are asking.

But . . . I think women have a certain tendency to project insecurities.  Like, feeling guilty about giving up ambitious career, friend could come off as "bragging" as she tries to justify it to you.  And you may tend to perceive the justification/bragging as condemnation of you instead.

The older I get, the more I get it . . . from both ends.  There's so much pressure.  Some self-imposed, some not.  I've never ever seriously entertained the idea of being a SAHP . . . but I damn sure get the appeal.  I usually like my job and it is an important part of my identity and my contribution to the world and my family. And it irks me to no end when I've heard people cluck their tongue about how little time I get with my kids.  Jerks.   But . . . my job sucks so hard right now; I have thought more than once that I wish I had the flexibility to walk out and just parent my kids for a couple of years.  It would be amazing to get that time with my kids and really focus on them.  And I get how SAHP feel judged too - as though caring for your family is unimportant.  Jerks.

Anyway, this is mostly just a longwinded appeal to be kinder to one another.[/quote]

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