Moaning mn career mums.Yes you...

[Jenna2012]

Been reading various threads on mn with interest for several weeks now.why do u ladies feel do pessimistic about ur work life balance and compete with the ' oh poor me title'. If you want a better quality of life, surely u can downsize and have less financial Responsibilty and then look after ur dc yourself instead of paying others to look after them. I just don't get why you have kids unless you wanna love And look them yourself. This doesnt apply to single parents.is the financial gain worth it?

off topic but comments like "sits back and grabs popcorn" and "your gonna get shredded" really make me cringe!

I thought it was something similarly stupid and ill thought out contrived clement.

you are a credit to your education op.

tiny rats wank

kungfupanda I agree with you and your forensic linguistics analysis. . Now definitely getting back to work - don't want to lose my job or I will be bathing in water tonight instead of the usual vintage bollinger.

you are a credit to your education op.

Arf!

My mum was a SAHM who thought that WOHM mothers were the cause of all evil (to be fair she is nearly 80). I was brought up to believe that one day I would "have a husband to look after". I have been a WOHM in some way, shape or form since my DC's were born. I have recently started on a very new career path at nearly 40. I love my job and the financial and emotional benefits it brings to me. I had a brief period of about 6 months with no work and I have to admit I nearly lost my mind. I was a poorer wife and parent over those months I can assure you.
My mum has had to eat her words to some extent with a full time WOHM DIL and me but I know she still doesn't approve deep down. I look at her and see a hard working articulate woman who would have been far happier if she had done some form of work outside the home and it makes me quite sad for her.

I want to know what the OP is planning to do with her life once her children are at school full time.

autumn I have no objections to your list btw.

I do work outside the home full time but I don't believe everyone in the world should do what I do.
I think it was a good list.

Trio - when the OP's child is at school, and she feels it is time to return to her career, she will go back to her dad and ask for a job. Her previous career was running one of her dad's companies, so she will presumeably walk back into a career with one of daddy's companies.

Of course, it is that easy for everyone to go back to work after a career break.

trio I'm embarrassed to say I have a dsis who could have written the OP's post (though she wouldn't have!) I just know she thinks these "traditional" things too.

Her dc are 9 and 12. She hasn't worked, volunteered, anything in 11.5 years.

She runs a dance group once a week with 4 other people.

She says she won't work "in case one of them is sick one day".

I wish I was making this up.

A Trunt??

Obviously it's bad and wrong to assume the OP is anything but genuine but I am struck by her intermittent use of text-speak... one minute it's lol ur etc and the next moment she's writing properly but is still unable to distinguish between there and their

I'm a SAHM (My LO is only 15 weeks) My partner is going off to do labouring work with my dad - I want to be the person there for my child, but Jenna2012 I think you have gone about this 'question' all the wrong way, it wasn't so much a question you posed, more of a personal attack on any woman who chooses to have a career.

I personally prefer the idea of one of the parents bringing up their child and not a childminder/nursery. However, I would never insult a parent the way you have.

I think you have approached the subject in such a way that you must have known you would only have 'mean' responses, because you yourself have been mean.

If I were going to ASK about a subject like this perhaps the question 'What reasons do you mumsnetters have for choosing to still be a career woman with a young child, do you find it beneficial? It must be so tiring, do you think it's worth it or do you wish you could just be a SAHM'

Something along those lines I imagine would be more well received, as that is actually a question rather than a judgement.

I admire any mother who gives their child love, support and care, whether they are a SAHM or a high flying career woman

But surely even a troll wouldn't post this unless they had a valid plan for women to return to work successfully after a long career break without having to rely on nepotism?

Come on OP....how do we do it?

U disrepspekting me Maryz?

Your barking up the wrong Christmas tree. I'm as Scrooge as they come, just spreading the smugness and joy.

Now, what you should be dealing with are these Christmas bastards