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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What percentage of St. Albans mom work?  It seems like once women hit their mid-30's at all the area private schools. many choose to stay home.  That's always surprising to me considering how many extremely well educated and liberal moms are at these schools. [/quote]

Well your premise is in incorrect. St. Albans is not mostly liberal moms. It is mostly republicans in my two sons grades. The administration and Cathedral may be more liberal leaning but the current parents and boys are not. NCS, Sidwell, Holton, and GDS are where you will find more liberal moms. [/quote]

If this is true, then it makes sense that they would be more likely to prescribe to more traditional gender roles than some other schools.[/quote]

How silly.[b] True feminism is when women have the CHOICE to work or not work [/b]and can choose what is best for them without feeling societal pressures one way or the other. Get with the times. I have done both and now choose not to work and I am liberal and educated. [/quote]

Wrong.  Women providing unpaid labor to men does NOT support women. It continues to enable the patriarchy to rely on women’s unpaid labor to advance their own agenda.  [/quote]
THANK YOU.

And can we please stop acting like “managing the household” is a thing? It’s just .... living. Stop trying to make fetch happen.[/quote]

I think some people on here are angry they have to work today. I love not working and my only regret is that I didn’t quit sooner! I actually have time now for me and finally have time to do all of my favorite things and spend stress free time with my kids. How sad that you consider spending time with your kids as free labor. That’s the problem right there. [/quote]

Oh please I'm not the pp to whom you refer but she never said staying home with your kids was free labor.  I work, I get to help a lot of people, I'm setting a great example for my children, and I know that should something happen to my husband I can support my kids because I'm self sufficient.  I also spend a ton or time with my kids, manage the entire household, have minimal help, and love every minute of my "domestic" duties.  Some stay at home moms volunteer and are truly selfless.  The issue is that a lot are not and are rife with narcissism.  Way to many people think of only of themselves.  How wonderful to do  all of your"favorite things" and spend stress free time with your children.  What are you teaching them?  Are they going to be able to deal with the normal wear and tear of life?  What will their beliefs be about men and women in the workforce?  Will your daughter expect to be taken care of?  Will your son believe that he  must be the primary bread winner?  Staying at home isn't evil and neither is being a working mom but the stay at home moms with older kids and full time help who seem to do very little with their children certainly perpetuate a stereo type.  I always find it ironic the moms who have the most girl trips are the ones who don't work.  It's like they can't away from the kids fast enough.  Because of my flexible schedule I spend a lot of time with my children but because I work I also want to be with them every minute I can.  It's a personal choice, but I've turned down many a girls trip to be with my family.  It just seems like the stay at home moms who are so happy try very hard to fill a void by doing things that take them away from their kids.  [/quote]

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