Mary, mother of God, how does it get any more smug and up its own arse than Cassandra Jardine interviewing 'super PR' Julia Frogspawn in Torygraph on the 'work life balance' (in other words, flogging a book full of glaringly obvious shit to numpties)

[moondog]

Enjoy in a sick sorta way

[morningpaper]

LadyG she just sounds like she is doing what MOST men with SAHP's do, as far as I can see

except with more false nails

[smellyeli]

The bit where she said that she was cleaning sick of the walls and it made her feel like a proper mother? Yep, works for me every time. If I haven't seen them for a while, I break out the ipecac just so as I can spend some qualadee time wiping up vomit....

I don't think she helped The Cause very much.

Is it bad to say I normally read the Guardian but we got the Times free with the Ocado order? I know, that sounds soooo wrong.

[ssd]

awful article

[BumpermightsuetheSindie]

"Is it bad to say I normally read the Guardian but we got the Times free with the Ocado order?" Yes, yes it is

[ChirpyGirl]

What a strange article, working woman can't cope with it all, even though her Dh was doing it all in teh forst place.

and those porr kids 'sorry darling, I can't talk to you, it is Jocastas turn for attention, you have to wait until a week next tuesday?

And am roffling at 'peel me an orgasm'

[smellyeli]

I know Bumper I was about to say that I have turned all middle-class, but then we might have one of those 'oh, MN has gone all middle-class what class are you' type debates, and I really don't have the time as my manicurist is due at any minute......

[BumpermightsuetheSindie]

I know, she seems desperate for child bonding so sees them all individually in order to maximise bonding time

And I know people are going to come on here and tell us off for slagging off a woman who deigns to 'have it all' but it's not that at all. This woman is asking for it by assuming that she is doing a better job than the rest of us and needs to tell us how to do what we are all fucking doing anyway. Except for the gels. What's that all about?

And if she can afford for some woman to come to her house to give her a frigging manicure then quite frankly there is no point in me reading her book because she clearly leads a different life to me. It's much easier to balance your work/life balance when you can outsource the mundane tasks.

[spicemonster]

Sorry Riven - will put you out of your misery. Gels are false nails but made of gel and allegedly allow your real nails to breathe so that they don't become all flaky and weak underneath. That is unfortunately bollocks so you have to have them done forever.

[spicemonster]

Well indeed. But this is a woman who feels the need to have a bookgroup with no book rather than just asking her friends if they fancy getting together. It seems to me she is an expert at over-complicating her life!

[TheNewYearNewMadHouse]

Surley she is just trying to be a MAN - an old fashioned one at that. Dear dreary hubby at hime looking after house and children, whilst she works and plays and comes home and does bugger all. SOunds like a bloke to me

[choosyfloosy]

Again one feels if a 44-year-old man had three children, gelled nails, and a 79-year-old partner at home full-time, the focus of the article would have been slightly different. But in a way I am also glad that the age gap was not the focus. She is good at her job, that's for sure.

[HuwEdwards]

"How is she not under a patio"

Oh MP you make me piss my pants!

[ssd]

she looks a bit like one too

nasty me

[VersdeSociete]

I am pondering this nearly-80-y/o man looking after a 3 y/o. He must be rather lively.
Wondering about gelled nails and wnating to kill this woman is interfering with my juggling really badly...

[scaryteacher]

Her dh is 54, according to the DT.

[VersdeSociete]

No didn't they get together when he was 54 and she was 18? Or am I being an idiot?

[VersdeSociete]

I think it is just badly written, and you are right, scary, he is now 54...

[Vulgar]

This thread is the funniest I've read for a long time.

i hope someone from her PR company shows her it.

Surely nobody is going to buy the book. not only are the top tips crap but it's not written with any humour or flair.

Am very curious what Alaric looks like. Sounds like the name of a morris dancer.

[VersdeSociete]

I am struggling to overcome my disappointment that he is not 79. What will happen to this book now all those remaindered bookshops seem to have gone up the swanee?

[VersdeSociete]

Hmm, "remaindered book bookshops"

[choosyfloosy]

Ah sorry re maths. I really thought he was 79. Need to impress on girls that good maths skills are in fact more important than manicured nails in achieving success - how about a few articles on that, Julia?

[ssd]

don't be silly choosy

get your nails right and you can take over the world