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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I kind of get the idea that you’re judging your WOH friends as not being “in the weeds” of parenting like a SAH parent would be. You’d rather take the advice of a blog than that of your friends, and even secondhand help from their nannies, who often really know their stuff because they’ve done it many times before. You’re dismissing them because they - what - don’t grind in it all day, every day, like you do?

Also, think about why you need to go with “jealous and insecure” vs “opinion different than mine” or “trying to offer a different way of doing /perspective of things”.

I don’t think the mommy wars are as real as are people who just fluff over everything. I don’t know of ANY family that does things the same way. Sometimes hearing different perspectives is helpful, sometimes it’s just something you need to move along from. But you’re really putting too much stock into the WOH/SAH dynamics at play here, other than your own insecurities and biases. [/quote]

This comment just stokes mommy wars stuff. You "kind of get the idea that" OP is judging WOHM? She says several times that she doesn't judge them and I see nothing in her post to indicate that she thinks they made bad choices.

Also, it was her husband who called them jealous and insecure.

Also, people who "try to offer a different way of doing things/perspective on things" are THE WORST. Whether they have jobs or stay at home. I can't stand the "oh, have you tried...?" parent. If I want advice, I'll ask for it. This is rude, it comes of as judgmental, and it has very little to do with actually helping people. It's entirely about trying to position yourself as an expert among peers. It's tiresome.[/quote]

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