I'm a lawyer and I wouldn't want to leave and come back in. I would never ever have this job, or anything remotely like it. The moms I know who stayed home for years and then returned did so because someone they used to work with started their own firm and then hired them. But most just never practice again.
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Yeah, of course, I just mean that especially as a lady (who is often the default person to do housework), I wouldn't want to have to do all of that on top of everything else, you know? Sure sure, life's not perfect and the house isn't going to spotless always. But I absolutely have an expectation that the stay-at-home…
You know, aside from everything else, I wish we could talk about how difficult the job market makes trying to work for a living become. Over on lifehacker there was a post about keeping current in your career, and basically you can't let yourself relax for one second! Even if you're currently in a job you like, you…
I feel like this is so much the expectation, that it really surprised me at my current job where so many of them pull major weight at home. My office is very flexible regarding schedules, etc. and it has really helped the men I work with be very actively involved in their kids lives. One of my coworkers went part…
Yeah, I have a totally supportive spouse. He gives our kids breakfast and packs my daughter's bag for nursery school. Yet the one week he dropped her off because I was sick, the teacher made sure to praise him and tell me later what a good job he had done. Like the fact that he was able to walk her from the car…
Not to mention the way divorce laws have changed, a woman can give up her career to stay home with children and get something like a couple years of alimony or nothing at all, depending on what state she lives in. Then she re-enters the workforce after years of not being employed and will spend a lifetime making up…
This rings true to me. I probably won't even have children and yet for like, the past 15 years I have weighed the pros and cons of motherhood. I have everything figured out, except the part about whether or not I want it.
This doesn't surprise me. I don't necessarily think the difference is because parenting is such a walk in the park for men. A lot of the young guys I know who are newer fathers are almost as stressed out as their wives, even if they tend to do less work with their babies, and resent having less freedom and some of the…
I'm thinking that wireless charging technology might be better. Then you would not need anything sticking out. I guess after a few years of charging and re-charging, even the best battery would have to be removed and replaced, but maybe it'd be worthwhile. I'm not quite sure why implanting the transmitter etc is…
I don't know how implanted hearing aids work, but with a lot of things, if they stick out of the body they are prone to irritation and getting infected. I also wouldn't be surprised if a kid with one picked at it and caused further irritation. Maybe it could be how the apple watch charges (magnet)? But the idea of…
There are many rechargeable GPS systems out there in the form of bracelets, anklets, and shoes. There are no implantable devices even with external batteries that I am aware of. Honestly I doubt they would be a good idea, and likely to cause a lot of sensory distress. Hopefully the tech will someday be there for…
Given the apparent demand for such a thing (as pointed out in the article above, from just one source), don't you think that if it were possible and a realistic option at this point (there are various medical, behavioral, and legal implications involved), it would exist already? Even as fast as it seems to progress,…
I love everything about this woman, including the incredible love story that was her marriage. Some quotes surrounding that:
Aw, it's inane, but it's exactly the type of dumb, meaningless self-psyching talk that I engage in, spoken or not, before a stressful situation. "You can do this! Fake it till you make it! You got this! Wooooo!" And off I go into the cocktail party full of strangers. And you're right — Julie kills it.
I don't mind questions. My wife definitely isn't asexual. She was actually a little hurt and confused when we first discussed my asexuality. To be honest, I knew I was different than most people even when I was in middle school, but I didn't hear about the term asexuality until I was 23/24 (I'm almost 30 now). I never…
I think many men grow out of this, yes. The cultural ideal certainly remains in place, and usually falls within the spectrum of what most men find attractive as they mature. But as they grow and change and know themselves better, they begin to recognize what appeals to them personally and worry less about what other…
That's going to be heartwarming. "Hey, baby, don't feel bad about how you look. I want to jizz all over your tits just the way they are."
Just out of curiosity Mr. Sigman (and it is mister, not doctor, right?)... is there some kind of, I don't know, concurrent suggestion that girls should make known their opinions of boys? Or is it a given that boys that have other means of building their self-esteem, and that rating the sexual viability and general…
Oh THERE'S a good idea. Teach girls that all that matters is what boys think about them.