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My Wife Has a Plan for Her Life After Having Our First Baby
Wife plans to work after first baby as critics call her unfit mother.
In brief
Wife plans to work after first baby as critics call her unfit mother. Wife plans to work after first baby despite criticism that she's an unfit mother. Originally reported by Slate Magazine.
Wife plans to work after first baby
My wife and I are expecting our first child in October. She plans to continue working after we have our baby.
Critics call her unfit mother
A church lady told her she would never let anyone else raise her baby. Others ask how she could leave her baby with someone else.
Wife's response to critics
She responds that she would never make anyone feel uncomfortable she hardly knew.
Prudie's advice
Prudie suggests a polite response like 'what a surprising thing to hear from someone i don’t know well'.
Prudie's data point
Prudie cites u.s. department of labor stats: 76.3 percent of women ages 25-34 worked in 1998.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie says the reflexive polite demur is unnecessary when people are impertinently out of line.
Prudie's advice on handling critics
Prudie recommends looking at critics and responding that she would never make anyone feel uncomfortable she hardly knew.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie suggests a response like 'i do not recall asking your opinion'.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie says the reflexive polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie recommends a response that shows the critics are making her feel uncomfortable.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie says the reflexive polite demur is unnecessary when people are impertinently out of line.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie suggests a response that shows the critics are making her feel uncomfortable.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie says the reflexive polite demur is unnecessary when people are impertinently out of line.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie recommends a response that shows the critics are making her feel uncomfortable.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie says the reflexive polite demur is unnecessary when people are impertinently out of line.
Prudie's advice on response
Prudie recommends a response that shows the critics are making her feel uncomfortable.
The takeaway
Wife plans to work after first baby despite criticism that she's an unfit mother.
