Comments on: Do You Work?

By: La

La — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:40:10 +0000

LOVE the photo, you are an artist and photographer and musician and philosopher and all of that. Oh, and the laundress and taxi drive and the other not-so-fun things, to boot. I feel guilty because I’m happy to escape to work- especially yesterday after half of a day with one sick kid and one bored crabby kid. I’m off! And no motivation left to have interesting hobbies or read interesting literature. kind of a one trick pony. From my fav Jason Mraz, “sistah, you’ve got it all!”

By: beth

beth — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:41:21 +0000

I’ve been a stay at home mom now for 17 years….yep, 17 and counting….

anyhow, I love it when it someone says, “and what do you do ?” this question usually from someone who just finished beating their chest after their last conversation confirmed that they graduated from “the better” college…and with honors…..ANYHOW, I have learned to answer now with a very cocky “anything I want to” and WOW, does this shut people up….and fast !

but honestly as a stay at home mom….I really do do anything I want to….. if you think about it hard enough…..

By: BuenoBaby

BuenoBaby — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:02:27 +0000

Annnd lets hear it for the always appropriate answer to that question…”None of your damn business.” Especially when the question is posed by a total stranger on the verge of a sales pitch.

Gorgeous photo!

By: Kp

Kp — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:03:15 +0000

Someone asked me, “Do you HELP OUT in the business?” That I found demeaning. As if it’s something I do just for fun, every now and then. I said, “No. I RUN the business.” I’ve also been known to answer the do you work question with, “Yes, I work my ass off.”

I forgot to mention how beautiful the photo is. I like that you can’t see her eyes, b/c the parts you see are so perfect, that if you added her eyes, you wouldn’t be able to take it. Her lips are so perfect.

By: 6512 and growing

6512 and growing — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:13:12 +0000

It’s work for sure, but also the greatest privilege.

By: pixie

pixie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:33:25 +0000

it’s WAHM, thank you very much. every mother works. its her full time job!

By: Kate @ wifemotherexpletiving.blogspot.com

Kate @ wifemotherexpletiving.blogspot.com — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:46:24 +0000

yeah. sigh. yeah.

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:09:35 +0000

sometimes, when I’ve reached my breaking point, I wish I was a stay at work mom. as in, be back in twelve years. But mostly the working and the staying and whatever I’m doing is just fine. That little girl is so awesome hoarding her pile of friends. Love her.

By: Terri

Terri — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:41:17 +0000

so i suppose i should clarify that:

1. i do not find it demeaning at all to be classified a stay-at-home-mom. it was only the way she said it, as if i was a complete idiot and probably incapable of holding a job. it is the assumption, as cate said, of a lack of intelligence. ho-hum.

and

2. i have been a working mother, and i very much know how hard that is, too. i don’t think working moms are bad moms. i am fully capapble of being a BAD MOM AT HOME, thank you very much.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:19:33 +0000

Oh I love that photo. How gorgeous is that…
and next time someone asks me if I work, I’m going to say, “sister…. you have no idea.”
Great post