Correction, I’m living off money I earned in the workforce. I donate the skills I had in my former career to non-profit organizations that need them. I keep up with news in my field and occasionally travel with my husband and use my acquired skills to assist his team when they’re out and about (my pay is a good meal).…

Obviously. Speaking in terms of present-day attitudes, which is what I’m talking about, it’s great that we have the ability to choose thanks to those that fought for that right. It seems ridiculous to me that there are some who disparage those who choose the role of homemaker. Isn't that the point? The power to…

Exactly. Which is why I brought this up to begin with. Trashing other women because their (key word as you said) choice sounds too posh isn’t feminism. It’s flat out being catty. We’re all in this together.

You definitely have something there. Because, wow, I'm responsible for setting women's rights back 50 years and making other people work until they die apparently. Cats gonna be catty. Meow.

So, I’m supposed to be sorry for everything I earned? Now that really would be dumb. Fuck that. I’m supposed to feel bad for having options? Double fuck that.

Thank you. I think it’s important to recognize that feminism means something different to each generation. The core remains consistent, but other things change with time. And I was speaking of tge present-day which so many people missed because they were too busy reacting.

Honestly, I never would have considered using part of my hard-earned nest egg this way if it hadn’t been for my mother dying at 56...months away from retiring. She hated her job and had nothing to show for it at the end save some hard won battle scars. All she wanted to do was tend to her roses and find a nice part…

That last sentence, so true. My husband definitely has more leisure time than he did when I worked. We like our arrangement just fine. It all balances out.

I love you. Thank you. Exactly. 😊

So, I guess single retirees are pretentious and privileged too? No, they had a plan, stuck to it, saved enough to actually retire. It amounts to the same. I wasn't born with money and it didn't just fall out of the sky. I earned it. Whatever.

And you’re a fucking asshole who reads one comment and makes value judgments about people they don't know.

I second that.

Thank you. I never did do well on tests :)

Thank you so very, very much for your excellent response. I appreciate your well reasoned approach to this and you made great points. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And you proved my point. Privileged. Not. Pink, purple, white. Mothers. Happily child free. Working. Retired. Homemaker. We’re all women so sitting back and getting snarky over who has what and who qualifies as a feminist or not is a waste of time and energy. Are we working to lift other women up is the only question…

I’ve drained my life saving to take care of a terminally ill parent as that “only logical choice person”. I won’t apologize for working hard to rebuild my life and finances afterwards. It wasn’t easy which I’m sure you can appreciate. I left a lucrative job market. I came back to one that paid $8.00 an hour at Target.

Thank you for assuming wrongly. How about I expect people to not judge the entirety of my life or me based on the word “homemaker". I'd say that's pretty reasonable.

I'm far from a victim. But thanks.

Was the tone and the face she made. All but one brief example. Surely you don’t need me to list more. There are more. Some people, not all, have a certain idea when they hear homemaker and it’s unfortunate that they choose to stereotype.

And the judgment reigned down. I simply saw an opportunity to question some of the present-day attitudes I’ve experienced since leaving the workforce since we’re on the topic. I thank many of you for proving that such judgment exists. You guys could have done a lot less assuming. Really.