Mother in-law...

[blue]

Blue, that was a problem with me and my husband in the beginning. I work at a newspaper, he's a mechanic.

I know how hard blue collar jobs are, and that it takes a horrible toll on your body. But my husband just couldn't understand when I came home tired. In his words "How can you possibly be tired when you're sitting at a desk all day? You should try my job!" By nature I am not a whiner, so it would really tick me off when my husband acted as if my job was just a cake walk.

Then my husband started doing some freelance work for the newspaper during football season, working in the newsroom with me. It was only 3-4 hours on Friday nights, but he would come home stressed, frazzled and ready to collapse. Since then, he's become a lot more understanding.

Gem I understand somewhat.

My mom started out allmost 40 years ago at the railroad in the secratary pool. She now has a very senior position in the Railroads real estate department. Where she found the drive to do the job well, excell, and return to school while raising 2 kids.

Needless to say I have a great deal of respect for women who excell in white collar jobs.

 

[bubbatd]

Why do you think they have held back women all these years ??? we're better organized, focused etc.... I think men should be the homemakers and let the women run everything !!! LOL!! Not really , we're still the best in raising children too !! Sorry boys... but some of us have even learned to burp and F@rt too ! We rule !!