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In reply to the discussion: Can you really say that being a stay home Mother is a career? [View all]Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)118. Being a mom, dad, sister, brother, cousin, aunt, uncle, grandma are not careers. nt
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I'm sure she had plenty of help, paid and otherwise, and never had to worry about
librechik
Apr 2012
#1
I'm sure she knows all about having plastic surgery, hiring nannies, telling the chef what to cook,
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#50
I did both. I stayed home for 10 years raising the 3 kids. Then I went into the workforce.
CTyankee
Apr 2012
#76
I would not consider it a working career either, but I like you know how damn tough it is. Unless
teddy51
Apr 2012
#3
That's precisely it. A stay-at-home mom provides experience for having another stay-at-home mom
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#39
How? For the same reason you don't have to jump from a 5-storey bldg to know it hurts
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#117
That's different because that's not a family relationship. And you're right...
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#131
Particularly NOT the Duggar woman, since she merely pops them out and her other kids care for them
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#46
If "stay-at-home mom" is a career, what about a "stay-at-home wife?" Is that a career if you take
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#57
It's the hardest job in the world, but it's not a career. I decided not to have kids because it's
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#12
Yes. Cleaning houses, though, doesn't require a resume, and caring for children requires a degree
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#37
College instructors have a degree, I suppose, and (one imagines) resume-worthy experience nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#54
Kinda like "wife" or "husband," which have duties you can't use on a resume. They're important,
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#43
No one is attacking stay-at-home mothers. I have LOTS of experience as a wife but is that resume-
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#40
It really wasn't a dumb statement. Republican shitheads know damned well what work is
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#99
If you consider familial duties a job, then every single thing in life is a job, no holds barred.nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#120
I didn't ignore the quote. She has never worked a job. Family tasks are not "work."
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#124
Obama is a gentle soul that often prefers to take the Gandhi way out of issues
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#132
The semantics games are what really, really, really anger me most of all. This is a great example
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#146
Of course it is. Just because you weren't paid for it doesn't make it any less a career choice
Cleita
Apr 2012
#19
So, if raising children is the most important thing women do, what about you and me?
REP
Apr 2012
#115
But I'm wondering... if "being a mom" is a career, is "being a husband" a career? Is "being a wife"
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#55
If your sister or cousin comes by and cooks, cleans and does child care for you, yes
Cleita
Apr 2012
#72
Being a mom, dad, sister, brother, cousin, aunt, uncle, grandma are not careers. nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#118
Uh... hell no. I've taken care of my family members and haven't charged one penny. That's love
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#119
Unless you're home-schooling or having a clown-car full of kids, it's not a long term career.
PassingFair
Apr 2012
#68
i started working at 12. stopped at 33. stay at home is not a career. a career killer.
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#24
I do have to agree. I have lots of experience as a wife, but I can't put that on a resume.
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#41
She's a rich woman, she's a rich daughter, a rich wife, a rich granddaughter, a rich mom, a rich
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#45
I am a stay at home Dad. It is an honor, a sacrifice, an investment, and a luxury; but not a career.
MatthewStLouis
Apr 2012
#32
Doing anything for family is always an honor, a sacrifice, and pretty cool. I love being an aunt to
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#61
What's wrong with it? Nothing, but the discussion is not about that. lol nt
Sarah Ibarruri
Apr 2012
#44
I can't believe all the feminists on this board, suddenly don't think the work that
Cleita
Apr 2012
#74
Um, helloooo!! Is household cook or faithful family retainer a full time job?
Bruce Wayne
Apr 2012
#83
It was "Her Choice" in the time frame of the beliefs she grew up with as Mormon and
KoKo
Apr 2012
#94
There are millions of women who made the same choice - but didn't have the luxury of being rich
baldguy
Apr 2012
#96
I think it's a lot of work. A lot of jobs we have are not necessarily careers, but they are jobs
La Lioness Priyanka
Apr 2012
#103