Comments on: Assumptions I am sick of http://herhistory.org/2007/03/06/assumptions-i-am-sick-of/ Sun, 20 May 2012 08:10:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: sandie http://herhistory.org/2007/03/06/assumptions-i-am-sick-of/#comment-37 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:35:37 +0000 http://herhistory.org/2007/03/06/assumptions-i-am-sick-of/#comment-37 #3. Ya really can't win, no matter what your opinion. I hate that question, too. #4. Obviously taking 5 years off to raise your tiny baby before they start school full time is a WASTE THAT YOU WILL NEVER EVER RECOVER FROM! Not. I know that in most really intense professions you WILL suffer for not being there 5 years... but so would a man if he took 5 years off to be a stay-at-home-dad. It's not really women-specific-- it's just that the women are the ones usually willing and able to make that sacrifice. Being a parent is tricky! #3. Ya really can’t win, no matter what your opinion. I hate that question, too.

#4. Obviously taking 5 years off to raise your tiny baby before they start school full time is a WASTE THAT YOU WILL NEVER EVER RECOVER FROM! Not. I know that in most really intense professions you WILL suffer for not being there 5 years… but so would a man if he took 5 years off to be a stay-at-home-dad. It’s not really women-specific– it’s just that the women are the ones usually willing and able to make that sacrifice. Being a parent is tricky!

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