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why is it assumed, because im a mother, I dont work?? (outside home)

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BarbieLovesKen · 01/03/2007 17:01

am so so so sick of this, what year is it??

for instance, last Sunday dp and I were out at a dinner party, type thing.. we met a couple there for the first time, lovely, lovely people.. they had their dds there and we had dd with us. Anyway, we all got chatting and dp asked what they (BOTH) did for a living, then in return, they both asked dp what he did for a living and listened with interest when he explained, I sat there, all smiles, and they moved on.... NOONE asked what I did... I took from this that it was assumed that because I had a little girl I didn?t work.

I was really insulted! Im not being overly sensitive, it wasn?t a once off, this is such a regular occurrence......

My job is just as interesting, paid, conversation-worthy as dps... so why is he ALWAYS asked what he does while I just sit there, smiling, proud, like a dutiful little wife?? Is this just the way things are????????? AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH

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Themis · 01/03/2007 17:23

It is annoying.

It is also annoying when you tell people that you a SAHM that sometimes the conversation stops there and not even interested that you may have had an interesting paid job before children.

BarbieLovesKen · 01/03/2007 17:11

Well do you something little lapin, that must have been it

Oh no (sorry) she does'nt work (outside home) anymore, she is intending to go back in the next few years (when dds are a little older) but her previous job was really interesting (a doctor in genetic research) so we chatted about that for ages...

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littlelapin · 01/03/2007 17:04

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