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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:22 PM Original message |
Full-Time Motherhood? How Selfish |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. so rich women don't work too hard |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. What? |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
218. Do you have children? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. It gets down to choice |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. I'm A Priviledged Stay At Home Mom I Guess! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. I know plenty of women, |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. I Agree! |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
147. You sound a lot like my daughter |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:13 PM Response to Reply #147 |
279. Unfortunately I Worked When I Was Nursing.... |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
54. I wasn't wealthy when I was a full time stay at home mom |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why does this person label them 'selfish?' |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Yes! |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Not "everyone." Just women. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. I think they are, but it's more underground. |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. True |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. You're not selfish-- |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:07 AM Response to Reply #51 |
115. Nope, it's not. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #115 |
274. Thank you so much |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. holy virgin mary complex |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
193. You forgot ugly ... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. it's selfish because they're taking limited slots in elite schools |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. My take on it, also. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. enlightenment-- |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. As a college teacher, do you consider college education nothing but |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:47 PM Response to Reply #76 |
93. Thoughtful questions, mondo joe, |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I guess I'm one of those "rich bitches" who "took up space." |
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diplomats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
55. Kudos to you and the others |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
97. For some women, education can mean the difference between |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:51 AM Response to Reply #97 |
104. On the other hand, let's not get caught up in decrying other people's |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #104 |
105. I'm not decrying anyone's decision |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #105 |
257. I'd say "luck" had very little to do with it. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #257 |
267. Would that hard work solved everything |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
109. Not the same. You worked, and you work now. |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:22 PM Response to Reply #109 |
259. While not exactly the same, the premise is. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #259 |
260. Certainly understandable |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #260 |
261. Could well be! |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #27 |
110. A lot of these women build careers after kids leave home |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #110 |
112. They're very lucky |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
230. You'd set a better example for your children |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #230 |
258. Yeah. Silly me :) n/t |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Is THAT the point of the article? I read through it twice and |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. pitohui-- |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
46. Take a look at some recent research on elite schools |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. Wow-- |
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mcar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
63. Taking limited slots???, retire at age 25??? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:25 PM Response to Reply #63 |
72. Isn't it sad that so many now think education is just about jobs? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #72 |
119. That's what I was thinking, too. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
166. they merit better than i do because of an accident of birth? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #166 |
184. Sure. some women (and men) are only in any school by |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #72 |
293. Every day is an opportunity to learn. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
64. The elite will always get those slots |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
71. And at age 18 no one knows what the rest of their life holds for them. If |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:34 PM Response to Reply #71 |
219. Absolutely. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
83. Thank you! |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
84. But that's where they meet their wealthy-to-be husbands. n/t |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
103. Why blame the women? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
108. Exactly! Thank you! |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #108 |
152. It's a fantasy. I'd like to see how many of these gals actually DO ... |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I'm sick of it too. nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
79. Do 34% of college graduates have no intention of putting it to use? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
124. Exactly, Bliss! |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
141. During the 80's these women were criticized for working |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. I agree. |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. You know what don't bitch to me |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Shut up and OBEY! |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. YEAH!!!!! |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Don't you want another "woman" on the SCOTUS? |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Swampy you make the coolest freakin art |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. Here's a new one: |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. thanks I tend to save all your pics and show them to friends |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:43 PM Response to Reply #34 |
282. "Psycho" was my desktop for Halloween... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. noahmijo-- |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. thanks I thought for sure I was gonna get flamed for this |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:47 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. No flames here... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
80. You've summed up my frustrations with rwing women very well, thank you. |
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noahmijo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Thank you and I should add there's nothing wrong with "stay at home moms" |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
146. Fighting all the way, baby! |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
238. That's strange. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. As a stay at home mother of 2 children, I am appreciative of my situation |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Stay At Home Moms Are Community Assets, Absolutely |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. I was a stay at home mom in the 80s until my ex left us with nothing. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. NVMojo |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. What is wrong with a woman CHOOSING to stay home and raise her kids? |
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OldLeftieLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Bingo |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
52. Great question... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
87. My neighbor is an at home Dad, and he seems to do remarkably well. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:02 AM Response to Reply #87 |
99. True-- |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 11:47 AM Response to Reply #99 |
292. Molly Ivins said it best |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 11:45 AM Response to Reply #87 |
291. My BIL stays home |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
66. Not a damn thing. And if a woman or man has the resources to just not |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
70. I agree Connie |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:10 AM Response to Reply #16 |
102. perhaps this is the opposite of women's lib |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. I guess the 20 year old Ms. Schiller has never heard of the "MRS degree" |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. she is 20. welll..... that says a lot. i though different at 20 than 40 |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. Feminism is about CHOICE |
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geekgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. not all women can make this choice but all families should be able to. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:14 PM Response to Reply #25 |
246. Damn straight. To support family values means to |
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AnnieBW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. If you're Going For an MRS Degree |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Why on earth should somone who is qualified to be accepted by and |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. They Are Assuming That All These Women WILL Marry & Have Kids |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
140. Thank you |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
247. Because there are lots of hard-working people |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
60. This assumes that at age 18 young women have a crystal ball with which to |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
156. I doubt these women will abandon careers completely |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. so in refusing to take jobs they don't actually need... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
172. Great post! This article is ignorant beyond words. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. After 20 years and retiring from the Navy, I became a stay at home Mom. |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Hmmm! |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. Personally-- |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
45. Bet Julie the Shiller can't find a man with a J-O-B. Jealous. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
48. I love when young women without kids (it's a safe bet, I think) |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:29 PM Response to Reply #48 |
74. she didn't say any such thing |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:31 PM Response to Reply #74 |
85. But why argue only this social inequality? It's no different than any |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #85 |
113. Because that's what she knows at the moment |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #113 |
116. Ugh. As if women are supposed to put their own desires on a back shelf |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #116 |
118. I never said they were or they couldn't (n/t) |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #118 |
131. You did present them as two different options. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #131 |
144. they are two different options |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:10 AM Response to Reply #85 |
117. Because it is this social inequity which is affecting her |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:22 AM Response to Reply #117 |
122. nicely put, lastliberalintexas |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:39 AM Response to Reply #122 |
127. I think people are taking it personally |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #127 |
133. More like some of us simply believe in personal choice. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:14 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. Oh for heaven's sake |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:17 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. No, she didn't argue that choice should be taken - just that we |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:08 PM Response to Reply #117 |
132. I see. Some women should sacrifice their own wishes in order |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
50. Speaking as a poor stay-at-home mom, the writer missed the |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. that is correct |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
75. She didn't miss that point. She said that ALL women should have that |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. Then she should simply protest inequality and get off the backs of |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
56. How stupid. What business is it of hers how individuals CHOOSE to set |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. It is sad that not all mothers have a choice |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Or all fathers. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. Children aren't objects |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:20 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. No, they're not. But we all have to make hard choices, and sometimes |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. I know sometimes there's no choice |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I'm sure we can raise a healthy generation even without stay at home |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:30 PM Response to Reply #129 |
142. that's ridiculous. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:29 PM Response to Reply #142 |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #142 |
186. I think people need to make responsible choices too. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #186 |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #202 |
212. The girls in this article will NOT need government assistance. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #212 |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #225 |
237. Life never changes. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #237 |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #244 |
264. How many single mothers "whine" about not staying home with the kids? |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #225 |
240. now that is really silly. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #240 |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #202 |
236. By poor people I didn't mean just women. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:41 PM Response to Reply #58 |
178. That is unfortunate but it doesn't mean that those who have a choice |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
67. A lot of women prefer to stay at home if their husbands |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
69. Why the fuck would anyone want to get a job, if you don't have to? |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #69 |
86. I was wondering when someone was going to say this. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:09 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. What about women without jobs or children? |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. I wonder what the difference in perception would be between |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:51 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. i actually have a friend without a job, and no kids in her 40's |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:00 PM Response to Reply #94 |
278. Tell me how |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #278 |
280. she got into realestate, buying homes fixing them |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #280 |
288. Well, nothing I can pursue |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 10:55 AM Response to Reply #288 |
289. yes yes yes, lol yes yes. n/t |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:32 AM Response to Reply #89 |
285. I'm about to join that group |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 07:10 AM Response to Reply #285 |
286. Hey - don't let anyone guilt you |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. The stereotype cuts both ways |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:40 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. I was thinking of people w/o jobs or children, but I see your point. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. i hear ya and you are right, BUT.... as soon as last child hit first grade |
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really annoyed (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:30 AM Response to Reply #69 |
100. Because some people are "productive." |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #69 |
120. Maybe because I enjoy what I do? |
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laureloak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
82. Well, the author is only 20 so I'll chalk her comments up to |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
88. I am a man it's not my place to say or judge. - nt |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #88 |
199. If that is how you feel, then don't post. |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #199 |
269. I thought anyone can post on this forum. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
96. You know, mothers have always worked outside the home |
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really annoyed (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:43 AM Response to Reply #96 |
101. Great post! |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:27 AM Response to Reply #101 |
106. It's funny, my dad was such a male chauvinist |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #96 |
168. You beat me to the punch |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-06-05 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
98. Oh.. I remember reading this... one article tore the methodology apart... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #98 |
111. Frankly |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:27 AM Response to Reply #111 |
123. My husband and I try to balance our needs. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #123 |
126. Sounds cool |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #126 |
185. He's just rediscovered it this last summer. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #185 |
231. I agree |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #111 |
206. Hey--you noticed the same article appears every year. So did I. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:57 PM Response to Reply #98 |
158. Bad research can come from good schools |
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No Exit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
107. How ironic. The rich women are now the only ones who can |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
114. Ok, flame away at me people |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #114 |
145. That's a very interesting perspective. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #114 |
154. No flaming from me |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #154 |
162. Thanks to you and Writing |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #114 |
268. I hear you loud and clear |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 12:59 AM Response to Reply #114 |
304. I see your point, too |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
121. Who... gives... a... shit. |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
125. Great! Another woman attacking women for their choices |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #125 |
128. I don't know, are you from a "privileged" family? |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:53 AM Response to Reply #128 |
130. By world standards |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:45 PM Response to Reply #130 |
149. I agree, and hope that once she matures she will see the issue |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:27 PM Response to Reply #149 |
167. Damned if you do... Damned if you don't |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #167 |
174. Hell yeah. I'd love to be a stay at home parent. And I hate to see |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #167 |
175. Oh, I certainly don't think anyone should be denied admittance |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #128 |
136. an honest discussion is what you are looking for? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:21 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. I don't know why, for some, "pro choice" is limited to the uterus. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:22 PM Response to Reply #138 |
139. lol lol you would think, huh. lol. ya..... n/t |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:19 PM Response to Reply #128 |
137. I don't know why only picking on women in a narrow socio economic |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #137 |
148. She's not attacking personal choices |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #148 |
150. The trend is that of women making personal choices - the ones |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:52 PM Response to Reply #150 |
155. I didn't say it was a value neutral noting of a trend |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:54 PM Response to Reply #155 |
157. Regadrless, she's not attacking trend - she's criticizing |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. If you want to personalize it, go ahead |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #159 |
161. Nothing about it that's NOT personal. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:20 PM Response to Reply #161 |
163. It's an abstraction |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:24 PM Response to Reply #163 |
165. Would calling women who abort"selfish" be an abstraction? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #165 |
255. I guess it's personal at the point you take it personally |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:29 PM Response to Reply #161 |
170. It is alarming because the type of women of whom the author wrote |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. The movers and shakers? |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #173 |
181. Selfish is still used to describe women who choose to work |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:49 PM Response to Reply #181 |
188. It is. And I'm opposed to labeling women that way regardless of |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #181 |
252. That is disturbing... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #148 |
180. Yes she is. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:53 PM Response to Reply #180 |
191. Yes! And more of the same "selfish" crap. Frankly I hope my daughters |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #191 |
194. Agreed. My hope is that my child will have a CHOICE. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #148 |
183. "the trend" is just another bullshit MSM "summer of the shark".... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #183 |
245. maybe so |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #125 |
151. I don't think the author would say any such thing |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
143. I'm a feminist who thinks that people should be able to choose, |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #143 |
201. I think that begs the question. Clearly, they can choose, |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:10 PM Response to Reply #201 |
205. How do you feel about questioning women's choice to abort? |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #205 |
211. Interesting -- another question that really highlights CLASS, |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #211 |
215. Yes |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #211 |
217. Perhaps you accidentally failed to answer the question. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #217 |
262. No, I answered the question, I just did do so in such a way as to rob you |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #262 |
266. No, you didn't even address the question. |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #266 |
270. You've never heard the expression "how the other half lives"? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #270 |
275. Yes, I have, but to which other half are you referring? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
153. I find it far more selfish when parents |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #153 |
160. That's as much bs as saying that a parent shouldn't have the choice |
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Fairlyunbalanced (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:40 PM Response to Reply #160 |
176. As liberals we should make a point |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #176 |
187. I agree! I always thought LIBERAL meant LIBERATED to make |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #187 |
198. I think the Libertarians laid claim to that... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #198 |
200. NOTHING is more disappointing for me than to find liberals who |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #200 |
203. It isn't exactly about control |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #203 |
209. Of course it's about control. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #200 |
210. In the balance I can assert that I see far more 'Conservatives' telling |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:46 PM Response to Reply #160 |
182. Very true... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:30 PM Response to Reply #153 |
171. Deleted message |
CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:40 PM Response to Reply #153 |
177. "We are very fortunate" |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:51 PM Response to Reply #177 |
190. Your post is confusing... |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #190 |
192. The beginning of your post contradicts the ending |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #192 |
207. There is no contradiction... |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #207 |
213. So, in your universe |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:34 PM Response to Reply #213 |
220. There you just said it.... |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #220 |
226. The Best Possible Environment has less to do with the parents working |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #226 |
232. Well that's fine then... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #220 |
227. Of course people differ on what is the "best" environment. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #227 |
234. Exactly true. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #234 |
265. It sounds fair to me that that's your call on what's best for YOUR kids |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:26 PM Response to Reply #265 |
277. I cannot disagree with that. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #207 |
222. Some people can have careers & children, too. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:09 PM Response to Reply #190 |
204. I think she did pay attention. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #204 |
214. It's fine for them to work because they like it Bunny... |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #214 |
221. What's "logical" to you is hardly logical to everyone. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #221 |
224. If a=b, and b=c, then |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #224 |
229. Circular Logic!!! I learned about that in school. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #229 |
239. ? No, actually that's called syllogism. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #224 |
233. Do I sound angry? I'm not. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:41 PM Response to Reply #214 |
223. Spoken like a true Republican. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #223 |
228. Really... how do you mean? |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:58 PM Response to Reply #228 |
235. "There is only one kind of family unit. " |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #235 |
243. That's ridiculous. |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #243 |
263. Do you "like" your career? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 08:00 PM Response to Reply #263 |
273. You've got nothing... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 10:02 AM Response to Reply #273 |
287. Sorry, I'm not here to entertain you. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #287 |
299. Then why am I here? |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #214 |
241. I have to laugh |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #241 |
249. Very, very true... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #249 |
254. 'Course they were |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
164. Stop, everybody! Hold your horses!!! |
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momisold (148 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #164 |
179. I am college educated |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #179 |
208. I'm college educated too and have been both |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
189. One more thing to add to this conversation... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:56 PM Response to Reply #189 |
195. Here here! |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
196. Shouldn't the author be more concerned about educational inequalities |
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hippiegranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
197. Stupid, stupid, stupid. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:27 PM Response to Reply #197 |
250. Right- and who the hell knows at 18 how their life will turn out? |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
216. DING DING DING! K8-EEE, you're our grand prize winner! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
242. It's a woman's right to |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
251. We would loose money if my wife worked, teachers get paid squat. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #251 |
272. Same here |
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moriverrat (80 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
253. A dumb question |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
256. Is it me or is there an awful lot of |
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sepia_steel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
271. That's one of the most bizarre things I've ever read. |
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PowerToThePeople (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
276. Very few men right out of college will be able to sole-support.. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:31 PM Response to Reply #276 |
295. Interesting |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-07-05 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
281. Well I might have missed it, but has anyone on this whole thread |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:07 AM Response to Reply #281 |
283. I'm glad my parents worked |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #281 |
284. If we did everything as our children would have us do, they'd grow up |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 07:10 PM Response to Reply #284 |
298. This isn't about bowing to every whim of the child... that's hyperbole... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 12:21 AM Response to Reply #298 |
303. I can't think why you suggest kids in day care DON'T think you |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #303 |
305. No, they don't think that... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-10-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #305 |
306. This is a strange assumption on your part. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #281 |
290. Frankly |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 12:15 PM Response to Reply #290 |
294. You nicely point out the problem with generalizations about what's |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #294 |
297. No, there is not... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 12:17 AM Response to Reply #297 |
301. Bonding w day care instead of parents??? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 07:01 PM Response to Reply #290 |
296. That was precisely my point... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #296 |
300. My point may have been lost, too |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-05 12:19 AM Response to Reply #296 |
302. You're demonstrating a weird set of assumptions. |
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