3) Some NYT columnists who shall remain nameless have "starting pointless infights via nauseating piety" as their brand, so hey, whatever
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My own take on this matter as with all such related matters is "I am in favor of paying parents whatever amount of money it takes for them to shut the fuck up about their shitty life with their shitty kids forever"
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I cannot express in one tweet how alienated I am by this stupid-ass discourse of "Most people don't have cool exciting prestige careers, most people hate working, and that's why they'd rather stay home with their kids" Staying at home with the kids IS WORKING
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I absolutely hate working No argument from me on that count My skin crawls at the idea of having kids because having kids is MORE WORK than any of the worst jobs I've ever had
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I'd rather go back to canvassing for sub-minimum wage on freezing cold street corners for eight hours a day I'd rather pull a double shift at the ticket counter I'd rather get carbon monoxide poisoning again
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Christ, the thing about the worst bosses and the most obnoxious customers is you didn't have to take them home with you It was still just a fucking job They didn't have to be part of your damn life You didn't have to pretend to LOVE them
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If that sounds horribly cold of me, well, don't yell at me, I don't even have kids Yell at my many coworkers I've had over the years who very, very obviously did like their jobs - which were not generally great jobs - more than their families
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the part where she's doing this /from her job as a nytimes opinion columnist/ has just got immense serena joy vibes
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There is nothing as hilariously disingenuous as the near-universal statement from people who actually have prestigious jobs of some kind that they "fell into it" Lol no you didn't shut the fuck up
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I mean, people constantly say “you teach for the outcome, not the income”. That shit gets tiresome.
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