Woman’s Lib Sux
I heard some woman on Sunrise this am harping on about equal pay and woman in high paying exec roles in Aus and how it is less than men etc. etc.
I would like to have my say and that is as my title says woman’s lib sux well at least the having to go to work but does.
As readers of this blog know I have 3 little darlings and with them comes washing and cleaning and homework and reading and……and…. and…….. . As the saying goes a mothers work is never done.
When I was at the vets with our fur chidl(a 9 month old labradoodle) the other day I saw a sign that listed all the specialist jobs a vet does. I think the same pertains to mothers. I am head chef,dietician washer woman, first aide officer, tutor, psychologist, cleaner, hairdresser, policemen,umpire,head detective for lost things, bank that only does withdrawals and I am sure there are other things to add.
I am a jack of all trades and master of none.
I also work for money 4 days a week. My days start mostly between 5.30 and 6.30am and end about 10.30 -11pm. And most of the time I am too exhausted to care about what I look like or have any adult friendships
On top of this my job is fairly full on and I often council grieving families.
We pay an extraordinary amount a month in child care bills. Which we continue to pay even if my carer is on holidays or Tilly cant go. Tilly has epilepsy and the rule is if she has a seizure she has to be picked up straight away and then cant return till 24hrs post last seizure. So each day I go thinking I wonder if today I will be able to finish my work. I dont think child care is really set up to support those of us who work. I get good money so I come out ahead, but I wonder how those who don’t earn any money at all and so then what is the point
I don’t really care about equality in the workplace actually I don’t want to work at all! But I must so I do
Being a working mother sux, there is always more to do and no time to do it in. The house is always feral and I feel guilty about leaving the kids and the stuff they miss out on.
I long for the days when woman could stay home and be a mother and a wife. Don’t get me wrong I am glad we can vote and are no longer second class citizens and can work if we want. I just wish we could also not work if we didn’t want to
I also dont feel like mothering is valued anymore. When my oldest turned 1 people around me were shocked and horrified that I wasn’t returning to work.
Sorry if this sounds like winging but I am really @#$% off with the system that says it wants woman to be equal but when it comes down to it there is no real equality.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
I don’t think you’re whingeing at all, Lou. There is still that expectation that women can “have it all”, don’t you think? Or at least, an expectation within ourselves.
I am praying, Lou, that you see a new way through somehow, see what Papa wants you to do. It’s not fair that you are working such crazy cwazy hours.
Do let me know if I can help you out in any way, even if it’s driving you somewhere or whatever. I mean, I hesitate to offer because if the positions were reversed, I would knock you back
But if you happen to have less pride than me, then please ask if ever I can help you out or whatever 
October 30th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Hey Lou. Yeah, I hear you. See, I quit working 13 years ago when my oldest was born…and while it’s wonderful to have be able to stay home with my kids and all, the financial sacrifices have been horrid. I still wouldn’t do it any other way, it’s been amazing, but it is a hard job, too.
But also, now that they are both in school and I’m needing to get a job, well, I have not worked in 13 years and no one will even look at my resume further than to see that my last job was in 1995.
I think we women can’t win no matter what we do.