I remember Romney saying something similar during a debate with Obama. He said ‘IF women are apart of the workforce ( yes he actually if) they need to be given more schedule accommodations so they can take care of their families too.” The whole point just went completely over his head.

I’m a stay at home mom and I feel straight up #blessed. I’m so grateful that we can afford it. I’m grateful that my husband gets up every morning and busts his butt at his job.

Ugh, it made me so angry when John Kasich suggested that instead of expanding paid parental leave, it was better to allow “women flexibility, like working from home.” Bitch, when I work from home, I don’t have time to use the bathroom let alone take care of a goddamn toddler. URGH.

I’ve been a stay-at-home father for about 5 years now. People treat me like I am getting away with something.

OMG that would be lovely, it’s like 200 bucks a month.

Yep. I worked my way to near the top of my field, in a job that expected me to work happily 7am - 7pm and that unfortunately paid peanuts. My kid’s daycare was $1400/month. I would have a baby, pay half my salary for someone else to watch him during his waking hours, and then essentially never see him again.

My best friend had twins - the child care costs in our county would have likely exceeded her take home pay. That isn’t even counting work costs like transportation & keeping up a work wardrobe.

Some people can’t afford to work. Daycare is $250 a week, got two kids so it’s $500 a week. Even if mom makes minimum wage, dad’s income pushes their combined wages above the cut off for child care assistance (which is barely above the poverty level). Mom has to make nearly $15/hour to simply pay for the childcare,…

If it’s anything like similarly priced daycares in the state I’m most familiar with, it includes a proper number of (badly-paid) daycare teachers for the number of children in each age group, specific educational toys, access to outdoor space (which can be very expensive in urban areas), licensing fees, and so on.…

Maybe not cushy, but if you can afford it, it’s cushier than some.

I am in the wrong fucking business. Whoa. What does this daycare include? Caviar for lunch? Is the class pet a panda?

It’s more of the whole Mommy Wars thing. SAHM, working mom, somewhere in between - it doesn’t matter, you’re still doing in wrong according to somebody.

I think it offensive because there is an assumption that strangers can be all up in others' business, And that women should only have bellies if they are pregnant, therefore any woman with a belly who has not been shamed out ofsociety must be with child. I am just chubby, so whatever, but what if the woman who this…

That's why she asked you and not your sister. Being interested in somebody's life isn't intrusive.

and all the women around her that have ever/currently are pregnant were like, stfu woman we would have loved to sit if someone asked.

"I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat," is exactly what my fiancée has told people who have asked her this question. It's the perfect "fuck you" to them.

Or look them in the eye and state you just had a miscarriage. I guarantee they will never, ever ask that question again. Almost guarantee - I agree with your brain-cell commentary.

Once when I was at Walmart with my dumbshit ex, a sweet little old lady toddled up to me, put her hand on my arm and asked when I was due. I patted my belly, smiled and said "April!" She let out a delighted squeal and toddled away. My ex was infuriated and wanted to know why I'd just said that. But you know what? …

What kind of moron goes up to a stranger and asks them when they are due? Are these people missing a filter that stops them from embarrassing everyone?

A lady asked me "When's the baby due?" while I was at ~a bar~ drinking ~copious amounts of booze.~