Backstory: My DH has always been the SAHP, as due to a physical disability he hasn't worked since University; however, during my pregnancy my entire department was closed down. So we're unemployed at the moment (hopefully to change soon!).
I had a very difficult birth with DS2 (midwife told me I was the first person she had to press the emergency button twice for), so I sent DH to register the birth. All should have been fine and dandy. But when he got home, I noticed the occupation section was wrong. When I asked DH about it I got this story:
Basically, even though I know from DS1 that we didn't have to put an occupation down, the registrar with DH was quite forceful that he should put something down. She also wouldn't allow DH to be put down as Stay at home Dad or Stay at home Parent, apparently because I was not currently working. She told he he could put down as unemployed and I could be put down housewife or stay at home mum (why I can be one when he's unemployed but cannot be one when I'm unemployed is really annoying me). He said that would have to do as he hasn't done anything since University. She asked him what he did there and quickly finished everything else. She never asked what I did in University and apparently didn't want to hear what I had done previously as it's now what I've done most recently.
So the end result is that it lists DH as an archaeologist though he's never worked as one a day in his life and I'm put down as a housewife even though I'm very much not. I found this whole thing to be very strange. I tried to contact them, but all I got was they could add a note to the form but the current info would stand.
So AIBU to be annoyed by this? The obvious sexism has resulted in me having an inaccurate/dishonest certificate.
AIBU?
To be annoyed at this registrar?
GrrrArghZzzz · 04/10/2012 17:15
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I will certainly complain. I started it off by emailing them about it, but seem to have been completely rebuffed. I'm currently planning to write another more strongly worded one (as my first was written in a confused sleep deprived days) and I plan to go into the office when I've got enough energy to head into town.
The whole thing is just bizarre.
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I was put down as student on my sons birth cert although I wasn't one and had finished college months before I had him.
I studied business so I should be easily a entrepreneur then
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