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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have kids at St. Albans but I will tell you it surprises me how many people make assumptions about women based on whether they have a traditional office or easy to spot job or not. I don’t work in a traditional field, I am an artist and writer and stayed home for a number of years when my three children were small. I also volunteer often and have a number of personal interests that I actively pursue but you wouldn’t know all this about me if you just met me at a school parent coffee.[b]I am fortunate to be able to be more interesting than someone who has a 9-6 job they slog through all week.[/b] Happy for those of you who don’t and are able to do something you enjoy, whether in an office or not!
Just don’t make assumptions about women who you really don’t know at all. They may have a lot more going on then they tell you about, since you aren’t actually friends.
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Is this a typo?  Surely you know you can't assume you're more interesting than someone who has a "9-6 job they slog through all week."  First, that reeks of condescension.  Second, you think the hours that someone works, or the type of building that they work in (i.e., whether they do office work or not), determines how interesting they are?

What exactly is the point of your post?  You start out talking about the danger of making assumptions, you talk about your various pursuits, you insinuate that you are better ("interesting")  than others because of some mysterious reason, you say you're happy for everyone, and then again say not to make assumptions.  This all sounds like SAHM insecurity mixed with smug condescension.[/quote]

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