Comments on: I’m Not a MommyJoiner, But… http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/im-not-a-mommyjoiner-but Enough About You. Let's Talk About Me. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:10:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/im-not-a-mommyjoiner-but/comment-page-1#comment-740 admin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:54:14 +0000 http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/?p=85#comment-740 Hulamom-- Just know that there are other women like you. That's what has amazed me. I really built up my own perceptions w/o having a full understanding. And I work from home and get the "Oh! Does Max stay home with you?" bit. No he does not. If he did, I wouldn't get any work done and we would be at each other's throats. So never feel you have to defend your choice. Hulamom–
Just know that there are other women like you. That’s what has amazed me. I really built up my own perceptions w/o having a full understanding.

And I work from home and get the “Oh! Does Max stay home with you?” bit. No he does not. If he did, I wouldn’t get any work done and we would be at each other’s throats. So never feel you have to defend your choice.

]]> By: hulamom http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/im-not-a-mommyjoiner-but/comment-page-1#comment-738 hulamom Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:46:31 +0000 http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/?p=85#comment-738 I know exactly what you mean! I've always been a working mom (PR) and never felt comfortable with those stay-at-home "super moms" who think they are superior to me. Truth be told, I don't know how anyone in Hawaii can afford to stay home with their kids. We are a two-income family and barely get by! Anyway, I finally got over it and decided that I'm not reliving high school. I wasn't a joiner then (but I wasn't an outcast either) and I sure as heck don't need to be accepted by these grown up mean girls. You see this a lot with athletic teams or at the school PTA. I volunteer but I do it on my terms. I'm extremely organized and very connected in the business community so I can get things done for my sons' school or teams without having to sit through long meetings or lunching with the ladies! I happen to be a terrific baker and have been known to sell the most homemade cookies at the school bake sale every year so don't tell me that working moms can't excel on the domestic homefront. Also, my boys are not delinquents nor do they lack love and support. More power to women like us! Sorry for the rant but stay-at-home vs. working mom really bugs the crap out of me. I know exactly what you mean! I’ve always been a working mom (PR) and never felt comfortable with those stay-at-home “super moms” who think they are superior to me. Truth be told, I don’t know how anyone in Hawaii can afford to stay home with their kids. We are a two-income family and barely get by! Anyway, I finally got over it and decided that I’m not reliving high school. I wasn’t a joiner then (but I wasn’t an outcast either) and I sure as heck don’t need to be accepted by these grown up mean girls. You see this a lot with athletic teams or at the school PTA. I volunteer but I do it on my terms. I’m extremely organized and very connected in the business community so I can get things done for my sons’ school or teams without having to sit through long meetings or lunching with the ladies! I happen to be a terrific baker and have been known to sell the most homemade cookies at the school bake sale every year so don’t tell me that working moms can’t excel on the domestic homefront. Also, my boys are not delinquents nor do they lack love and support. More power to women like us! Sorry for the rant but stay-at-home vs. working mom really bugs the crap out of me.

]]> By: admin http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/im-not-a-mommyjoiner-but/comment-page-1#comment-737 admin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/?p=85#comment-737 You definitely are one of the [super] cool chicks. Seriously. I'm ok with (some) moms now! You definitely are one of the [super] cool chicks. Seriously. I’m ok with (some) moms now!

]]> By: Melanie (Modern Mami) http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/im-not-a-mommyjoiner-but/comment-page-1#comment-732 Melanie (Modern Mami) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:57:21 +0000 http://www.sometimesparentingsucks.com/?p=85#comment-732 Susan, I had much the same ideas in my head about moms. So glad to be "one of the [super] cool chicks". :D Susan, I had much the same ideas in my head about moms. So glad to be “one of the [super] cool chicks”. :D

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