not a job? what??

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smedrock · 06/09/2013 22:49

how to you reply when someone tells you being a mum isnt a real job or asks you when you're going back to work?

snappy replies needed!

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 06/09/2013 23:06

I agree that it is work and not a job, you get paid for doing a job. Same for running a household. So I'd agree with them on the first point and answer the second point by saying I was giving up my job.

Jessicarthorse · 06/09/2013 23:03

It's really not a job.

ithaka · 06/09/2013 23:02

Looking after your own children isn't really a 'job'. I presume you do plan to return to the workplace at some point - or have you been fortunate enough to inherit wealth?

elQuintoConyo · 06/09/2013 23:01

It's not a job, it's a responsability through choice.
If it is a job, where's the ten minutes chat about Dr Who/M&S sambos/traffic jams around the watercooler? Where do I go for my work's Christmas party and who with - and who pays? Where's my lunch hour? My sick pay? How do I log off at 5pm? When do I get paid, 1st of the month or 30th?

Being a parent is work, but not a job. And yes, I am a parent.

blueshoes · 06/09/2013 22:56

Of course it is not a job.

miffybun73 · 06/09/2013 22:51

I just think that a young child has to be looked after by someone. Two options, look after your own child or get someone else to do it.

It seems that if you do it then it is not a job, if someone else does it then it is a job - nursery nurse, nanny etc.

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