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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:13 PM
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DK: If it's impossible for women to have career/children, shouldn' t......
the same thing be said of men?

Sorry, it's the 21st freaking century, and men want/ need to be just as involved with the kiddies as women are. :(

So men are automatically great parents and career holders/breadwinners, but women are crap because they do both? I mean, what, they expect women to live off welfare and have kids, HELLO, you need some kind of income to raise them???????????

I'm tired of uppity faux feminists/uptight women putting down members of their own sex.

What else can I say?

Oh, like JLO, can't you be bloody grateful for what's been handed you?
You crass, vulgar twit. :hide: :rant:

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LiberalVoice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:17 PM
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1. Well I agree with her on one thing...
You cannot be a good mother and a mega hollywood star. Theres not enough time in the day.
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neuvocat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:21 PM
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2. True, there is a bit of a double-standard.
Movies like Mr. Mom get lauded while totally overlooking what women have been doing throughout all of history.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:23 PM
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3. it's just that nobody asks men.....
how do you combine a career with fatherhood?

And they should. :)
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:29 PM
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4. you're absolutely right, it's still like the 50's in that respect.
my dad worked 12-16 hours a day and was a better parent than my stay at home mom.
so go figure.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:31 PM
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5. exactly!!!
Being a great parent depends on your character and efforts, not whether or not you work inside or outside the home. :)
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 06:58 PM
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6. right, and it exhausting the level of supervision and activities people
are expected to provide their kids with these days. even though my mom was full time, she'd be arrested for negligence in this day in age.
i don't know a single mom whose husband does anywhere 1/2 of the work or spends nearly as much time with the kids. these are otherwise enlightened men, happy to leave their partners holding the bag. it's still the norm.
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