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Originally Posted by peter12
I know a few stay-at-home moms who absolutely hate their lives. The reason being (seriously) is that they are completely uninteresting and self-absorbed people. None of them has an active intellectual life nor do they engage in the management of the home.
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This (rather lengthy but totally worth it) article is very salient to this conversation:
http://nymag.com/news/features/67024/
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MOMS: Ever feel alone in how you perceive this role? I swear I feel like I’m surrounded by women who were once smart & interesting but have become zombies who only talk about soccer and coupons.
This was an opening gambit on UrbanBaby this past April. It could have devolved into a sanctimommy pile-on. It didn’t.
"I totally feel this way."
"I am a f/t wohm—Work Outside the Home Mom—have a career, and I don’t feel smart or interesting anymore! I don’t talk about soccer or coupons, but just feel too tired to talk about anything that interesting."
"I freely admit that I have gained “more” than I have lost by becoming a parent, but I still miss aspects of my old life."
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