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I’m going to reword the end part of that because I’m not sure I was totally making sense. I highly doubt if/when I am pregnant she would say “you should quit to be a stay at home mom otherwise your...
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@temperence I can’t believe you rememebered that I posted that. But yes she has suggested that I go for a more typically woman predominated part of healthcare (PA, nurse etc), but she has never...
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She’s posted in other threads about how her mother is trying to talk her out of going to medical school and to become a physician’s assistant instead. I think it’s actually relevant now, because it’s...
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I’m with everyone else who has said that this isn’t/shouldn’t be an issue NOW. It’s kind of ridiculous for you guys to be arguing about and getting upset over children that don’t even exist. I think...
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My mom did this sort of thing too, but for other reasons, she’s not in my life anymore. What’s ironic is my mom loved to claim that she was a stay-at-home mom for most of my life, and how that’s what...
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Ask her to please stop saying these things, and then accept the life you have chosen for yourself. You are making a choice to work while parenting. Accept and enjoy that choice.
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while i do agree with others that said this shouldnt be an issue right now, because you arent pregnant, ect- i think the best way to get her to see that maybe her views/thoughts arent that nice in...
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I guess I don’t really understand why this is an issue. From what I know, you’re not pregnant now, so honestly you have NO idea what your situation may be when you get there. When the subject comes...
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I’m sure it’s frustrating to hear, but I feel like SAHMs that say bad things about working women have a case of sour grapes. My mom worked for as long as I can remember, but she stayed home with my...
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My mother has always been critical of women who pursue careers. I call her out on it, and point out my successful friends whose mothers had careers. My mother has a mommy superiority complex, though,...
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“…how can I make sure the next time is the last time she brings it up…” Short answer: you can’t. You cannot control what your mother says. You can only choose how you react to it. You can keep...
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Is she saying this directly about your plans to be a working mother or just random comments about other moms? If its not about you then I think the best thing is to just ignore her. When the time...
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Perhaps, just her up front exactly what you said here (more or less): “Mom, I do not want to hurt your feelings. However, the way you talk about there being only one way a woman can be a good mom – by...
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I think in situations like this, it’s often best to not engage the person. You know how she feels, she knows how you feel, so there’s really no need for you guys to keep having this conversation. So,...
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You could try and reason with her. Remember when older sister had a nanny? Were you any less her mother then? Can you tell she had a stranger raising her during her formative years? Etc. But...
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I feel like I bitch about my mom on here way more than I actually have issues with her. This is less of a large issue but more of an annoyance that has snuck up over and over. My sister had a nanny...
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