To ask for a witty come back to the "lady of leisure" comments

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We have a big get together tomorrow night, almost all of us have children and I am the only one who has not gone back to work.
I am more than happy and comfortable with this as is my dh.
One of our crowd does not have children and never fails to ask if I am still "a lady of leisure" please help me with a witty riposte, much as I'd like to tell him to fuck off it would spoil the evening somewhat. (It needs not to be too cutting as they were unable to have a family of their own, and he already thinks I have a sharp tongue on me)

Ps I know this may not belong in Aibu but I couldn't find what category chat was in using the app

I used to have a "friend" who said this to me often when I left my job to stay at home. I used to reply "yes it's absolutely brilliant, I love every minute". She is not a friend anymore.

You're right Everlong.

Some people are not very good in social situations and only have two or three lines that they might use over and over again. He might not know what else to say.

I always used to say - yep I just sit on my arse and drink coffee all day - its great!

I run my own business working at home. My mother calls me a housewife. It makes me want to hit her.

I'd probably look them in the eye, chuck them a beaming smile and declare things along the lines of "It's bloody fabulous. I spend my days having my nails done, shopping for shoes and having coffee."

If it wasn't for the fact that they haven't been able to have children, I would have favoured saying "No. Not since the children were born. I find they take up a lot of my time..." as a way of letting someone know that you don't sit on your arse all day!

Naughty mother aerial that would bug me.

I'm a lady of leisure too. I have an acquaintance who says ' you know like when your boss says to you oh no sorry course you don't ' then smiles that stupid smile and rolls her eyes.

Ggrrr.

Ah, but consider the "leisure" of work! Lunches, your own loo cubicle which you can lock, lack of crap or sick on your clothes....

Everlong, the comeback to that crack about the boss is to compare the DC to the most demanding clients one can imagine: footballers crossed with Russian oligarchs and some form of drug addict!

"Lady of leisure? What a quaint phrase. Where do you get your funny little ideas from?"

Tinkling laugh and a gracious swerve to talk to someone more worthy of your attention.

Say 'I love it, but I wish it was more leisurely' Then change the subject and walk away ASAP!

I would love to do softlys suggestion though!

Christmas

Lady of leisure? Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!

"I wouldn't know as I have never been one since I left paid employment".

Oh god. I have Russian oligarchs as clients in the day, and 2yr and 5yr old babies to love and care for in the evenings and weekends.
No wonder I look about 190 at the moment

I'm a lady of leisure and if anyone comments I always say, gleefully, "Yes I still am!"

It's not very witty but it might shut them up:

Well if you mean am I providing both my husband and the economy with unpaid labour for 24 hours a day then yes. Now fuck off dipshit.

I am a lady of leisure and I will happily answer to that name. I am at home with the kids at the moment and my days are my own. I enjoy myself and I am not embarrassed or ashamed of that. Before having children I worked In a very high pressure, commercial environment. I'll work for myself once the children are a bit older but for now I am living a 'walk in the park' dream .

There are a few paths you could take

When he asks you could say 'well you are still a cock, aren't you?'
Then laugh a proper belly laugh say 'ooh I am only joking'.

Or you could say 'when you look after x amount of kids and everyday, then tell me its leisurely'

Or 'yes i am, are you jealous?'

Or 'yes I am. Have you not get any lines this year?'

Or 'yes i am, is there a reason you need to point that out everytime I see you'

or just 'I am a stay at home mum, not a lady of leisure'

You can also add a 'cockface', 'twunt' etc on to any of these.

I hope thats helps.

Don't see why it bothers you? He's just trying to make small talk probably.

Just smile and say "sure am, loving it!"

I think I would say "Yes I am! It's wonderful to be able to lavish my time on people who are interesting and loveable... Won't you excuse me..."

"You always ask about that. I wonder why it bothers you so much?"

"haha, just remember that when you're up to your eyeballs in shit and breast milk"

"I may not look like I am doing anything but, on a cellular level, I am really quite busy"

Dicknose.