I was talking with a few people during break today at work about a co-worker who finally got pregnant. She and her husband have been trying for 3 years and it finally happened! We were all happy for her, then one girl said "yeah, well she just wanted to get pregnant so she can sit on her butt all day. She wants to be a stay home mom, you know?".
Ok....and....that is bad? According her this girl, stay at home mom's are lazy and just watch soap opera's all day (she doesn't have childern, of course). She said "There is no reason why she can't work after she has the kid. It's not fair to put everything on her husband."
Ok...I've talked to the woman, and her husband has a federal job, great benefits and retirement and she was only working for something to do. It's NOT going to be a financial hardship to have her stop working, and she's only planning on staying home until their child gets in school then she will decide if she will go back to work or not.
It's not like her not working is going to put them on welfare. I could understand if they NEEDED 2 incomes to make ends meet, or even if she was a doctor or lawyer or a professional with a career and this would hurt her in the long run....but we work in a call center for pete's sakes! This is NOT a career goal!! I just couldn't believe her attitude. I thought that way of thinking went out with the 80's!
Ok...I've talked to the woman, and her husband has a federal job, great benefits and retirement and she was only working for something to do. It's NOT going to be a financial hardship to have her stop working, and she's only planning on staying home until their child gets in school then she will decide if she will go back to work or not.
It's not like her not working is going to put them on welfare. I could understand if they NEEDED 2 incomes to make ends meet, or even if she was a doctor or lawyer or a professional with a career and this would hurt her in the long run....but we work in a call center for pete's sakes! This is NOT a career goal!! I just couldn't believe her attitude. I thought that way of thinking went out with the 80's!