To thi this is really insensitive

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ive noticed a couple of places, including Facebook, women commenting on other people's maternity leave plans. "you're only taking six months?" etc.

And the old gem "you won't want to" (no shit, Sherlock).

Aibu to feel like leaving a comment "yes, some of us don't have well off dps or fantastic maternity packages ... Some of us will have no choice in going back at three, four or five months, and your surprise doesn't make it any easier".

I get statutory only, and we will have to save hard to cover my maternity leave.

Surely people wouldn't comment in this way about other financial/ family decisions? Why is ml such fair game?

I actually think that person b is at fault for going into to much detail. You don't 'invite' people to comment on FB, they just do. If you want to keep it private you 'chat' or message someone, not make it public. I still think that it's a place that adults shouldn't be posting on if they cannot handle the answers that people they have added, post.

I'm sorry but i have these discussions with my teenagers and had a go at my 25 yr old the other day because she should have well grown out of it.

You may be feeling defensive of her beacuse she is pregnant and that is understandable, but you cannot let other people FB posts bother you.