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I love this post and the ongoing dialogue. The 50'...

2009-07-12T23:38:42.181-05:00

I love this post and the ongoing dialogue. The 50's had alot of positives, but I wholeheartedly agree that a lot has happened since then to empower us as women. I think it's a shame that it is often women who I get evil looks from when speaking about my career and how hard I work and that I haven't gotten around to kids yet. Don't get me wrong, I will, but when will women realize that we are all on the same team? No team of men could mess with us if we weren't busy tearing each other down!

I still don't get the rift, it is a personal choic...

2009-07-11T14:33:33.462-05:00

I still don't get the rift, it is a personal choice whether to stay at home or work, why resent someone for such as personal choice. Neither option is perfect. I know I have spoken to my wife several times about "Mommy Guilt". I guess we have a good situation becuase I work for a school district and can cover a lot of time in the summer. It's a little hard this year becauase I am stuck in Iraq.

The woman in the picture looks like my neighborhoo...

2009-07-11T09:18:15.491-05:00

The woman in the picture looks like my neighborhood cross dresser.

@MIDNIGHT MUSTANG - You can NOT imagine how cluele...

2009-07-10T15:45:29.108-05:00

@MIDNIGHT MUSTANG - You can NOT imagine how clueless working moms are about stay at home moms. I wrote a funny opinion editorial one time about the perils of working moms, and a stay at home mom went after me. it was wild. i think she must have been unhappy or lacked the support she needed to manage her situation. i am now a stay-at-home mom and even though it's not easy caring for children ALL DAY LONG, working was still harder. Good for you for tyring to help working moms, especially single moms who have the hardest of all.

Also, it is good to hear from you, b/c I checked your blog the other day after the latest reported losses, and when you hadn't updated, well, we're always concerned.

I have seen the result of the "Mommy Wars" when I ...

2009-07-10T15:23:04.401-05:00

I have seen the result of the "Mommy Wars" when I was starting a church school. I wanted to set hours to support the single and working moms but I was shocked at the resistance from the stay at home moms. I had no idea of the level of resentment between the two groups.

Le, wonderful writing, great little story. Your bi...

2009-07-10T12:12:24.323-05:00

Le, wonderful writing, great little story. Your bio is great. Rob

Love the post! I couldn't help but think of my mom...

2009-07-10T08:25:05.475-05:00

Love the post! I couldn't help but think of my mom as I read it. She was a young wife and mother in the late 50's and 60's. She was subservient and completely POWERLESS. But...she managed to raise (4) VERY STRONG CHILDREN - and instilled a desire for INDEPENDENCE in each one of us! Thank you, Le - Thank you, Jen - and THANK YOU, MOM!!!

In Oklahoma it doesn't seem to be confined to "lat...

2009-07-09T22:08:54.553-05:00

In Oklahoma it doesn't seem to be confined to "late 20s mums". I seem to be seeing an epedemic of strong, independent women opting for a stepford wife lifestyle well into their forties.

@LE - I'm glad you like the pic! I searched high a...

2009-07-09T20:23:30.747-05:00

@LE - I'm glad you like the pic! I searched high and low for something I thought would complement your piece. Thank you so much for writing this. It sings with your Aussie accent. Come to Oklahoma, Le. =)

Times change and for the better. How many good op...

2009-07-09T19:36:38.756-05:00

Times change and for the better. How many good opportunities we have now were not even a possibility back in the 50's? I am a stay at home dad, and very proud of it. There is no way I would have been able to do it back then, so I’m glad I got to live in this time.

ps looove the pic - now that's the 1950's !! fags ...

2009-07-09T19:08:28.865-05:00

ps looove the pic - now that's the 1950's !! fags and martinis, no boob but a bottle and the pearls ... lordy lord :) le

thanks for having me jen - wonderful to be in such...

2009-07-09T19:01:37.801-05:00

thanks for having me jen - wonderful to be in such great company :) le xoxo

ps have found it very interesting reading your other guest posts - broadening my horizons - gotta love that :)

LE, Great post. It seems the 50's were great only...

2009-07-09T17:25:33.437-05:00

LE,
Great post. It seems the 50's were great only in retrospect. Now women have more choices and I think that it works out better for everyone.
On the houeshold money thing. My wife knows what we need to make the house run and just goes out and does a great job at it. I don't need to bird dog her.

LE... I missed reading the top portion of this BL...

2009-07-09T16:03:11.087-05:00

LE...

I missed reading the top portion of this BLOG Post where it showed your name as the GUEST BLOGGER! I'm sittin' here thinkin...

Man! My sister's gettin' her groove on! This is great stuff! Then I scrolled down and realized she didn't write this post, you did!

Wonderful my friend. Wonderful! I knew I just loved you! You go girl!

xoRebecca (Jen's Big Sis)