for feeling smug when mothers of school-agers describe themselves as "Full-time mums" or "Housewives"?

[CareeringAlong]

Name change...

Following from the threads about life at home when you don't do voluntary of paid work, although your children are of school-age, I was wondering if anyone else who does work can't help feeling a tad superior? Oh yes, I know I'll be flamed for this, but there it is.

These housewives seem to do all the things that working mothers do (cooking, cleaning, planning etc, etc, etc) but don't have any purpose outside of this. They seem to think that doing the supermarket shopping is a reasonable replacement for a 'real' career. I can't help but feel prejudiced against them.

I'm currently a SAHM as DD is pre-school, but will do paid (and voluntary) work as soon as she's in school. I'm looking forward to building-up my career again and working for the family.

Oh, and before anyone jumps on this, I've always cooked decent-quality meals from scratch, even when I worked v. long hours; my dogs are walked in the early hours; and my house is always clean and tidy. I argue that ironing is for losers, however!

OK. Hard hat on!

You have friends that does surprise me!!

You don't need to be at home all day to fit in a bit of baking. It's not difficult.

Troll.

oh belt up about trolls.is good thread.plenty posts.good range pov.

You have friends?

Do you have nothing better to do with yourself than look down your nose at others and make ridiculous remarks? What business of yours is it what anyone else does or doesn't do while ironing?

Do you work long hours? What time do you usually get home Careering?

If my mother had worked the same amount as my father we would barely have seen either of them.

imarriedafrog

Absolutely. Why name change? Scottishmummy has strong views on this subject and she will defend them. She has the courage of her convictions and that is respected.

You are a coward.

Why is this in AIBU? You obviously think that you are right, you refuse to acknowledge anyone other options.

irrespective of namechange has got us all going,been a good ole riposte

Christ sorry I meant op is a coward. I was agreeing with you frog. Duh.

Careeringalong

Nobody except you classes ironing as a career

"No, a prostitute is someone who has sex with someone for money. Many of the housewives on the threads I've read would better suit that description."

Twat.

but coca thats point of aibu innit.defend op to Nth degree,no deviation,no digression and if necessary thank your acolytes personally

aibu is never about any op saying

Hmm moot point,thanks for drawing that to my attention.i will now consider all opinions equally

how fuckin dull would that be

I think the fact that careeringalong isn't answering anyone's points proves that she is a troll, or completely brainless. I favour the latter frankly. I'd LOVE to know what her oh so important career is going to be. My guess is that she hasn't got 2 brain cells to rub together and will probably struggle to get work anywhere. And if that's not the case, then surely she will be turned down on the grounds that she'll just piss off all the other staff? I have never been so incensed by a thread. The only person I can compare her to is Gillian McKeith as she seems equally self-obsessed and utterly useless.

It's not a good thread, it's full of judgemental crap, smug, bigoted twunts and a cowardly OP who, despite being a "regular" is clearly trolling as she is too wimpy to use her usual name and keep skipping in with more incendiary remarks designed purely to fan the flames.

but mn does judgey crap and harrumphing like nowhere else.i think it has been a good read all the diff pov

I suspect the OP is sitting back with a glass of wine in her hand, laughing at some of the hysteria on here. Chillax laydees - why get so riled? As many on here have said, they're happy with their choice, so why play into her hands by getting your knickers in such a twist?

well op deserves treat,after all shes been working hard not fannying about watching loose women and kyle all day

She has - she's a SAHM at the mo

Doing what exactly? She is a SAHM too

She might have also done the supermarket shopping and looked after the kiddies so they don't have to go to evil childcare

'Ironing while watching Jezza ...career choice' etc etc

What a load of shit.

The OP has had a bad day at work, long commute in snow, has missed kids etc etc and is now projecting, methinks. Cheer up. You've only forty odd more years of this

I never felt superior, I do wonder why people with children think it is real hard though. It isn't.

Providing you have good childcare it is easy to keep down a 12 hour day stressful office job, maintain a spotless home, and care for two children who need a dinner when you get home.

People do what suits them, some want to stay home, some need to work because primarily they aren't the motherly sort, I know that I wanted to be more than someone who pushed a pushchair.

Each to their own I say.

It do piss me off how people seem to moan irrespective of which path they follow.