• more about #choices
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: How 'bout we all figure out ways to be WORK-from-Home Moms, and be home with our kids AND bringing in an income? is that too much like right? more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Bottom line: People do what they have to do in order to survive. more »
    AnnoyingFemaleLeadVoiceover: Why are people still using women's wages to determine who will pay for daycare/nanny or to stay at home? (I.e. I'd only bring in X amount of dollars t... more »
    waverly: I'm kind of disappointed in Jezebel for continuing to post these horrible working women vs. stay at home women stories. They just divide us as women. ... more »
    jigglyball: Aw, my mom worked full-time and my grandma still had to pay for my flute lessons and my sister's gymnastic pursuits. How quaint of us. more »
    sciencerules: Dear Forbes: I wasn't aware we needed an excuse to go back to work. I wasn't aware we needed an excuse NOT to go back to work. Last time I checked, ... more »
    chanterella: I was laid off when I was 8 months pregnant with my son (who will by 2 in May). I am SO GLAD that the economy has been in the can because there just a... more »
    blue2000: Very interesting article to me, especially because I am returning to work this week after maternity leave. Because of my job (I'm a surgical resident)... more »
    Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane: My Mum worked from home. She had a quite successful draughting business, and could draw while we 3 young children played in the mud. She took us on bu... more »
    gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: Being a stay-at-home mom is not "a luxury for the super-rich." We are not "super-rich," and I have always been at home. My husband works 60-70 hours a... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: Well, let's face it--these articles are always going to be about/for people in a higher tax bracket than the rest of us, because a) their pain matters... more »
    Cafezinha: After staying home with the mini-Zinhas for 3.5 years, I took a part-time job at a Starbucks to try something new and to make some friends. It ended u... more »
    PilgrimSoul: Must. resist. urge. to. threadjack. What jobs are these women getting when they go back in the workforce? My own colleagues seem unable to stay emplo... more »
    mommy_dearest: Ok, everyone can be flip about it, if they like. But staying home with your kids is an experience you can't really predict. I have one friend who is g... more »
    neurotickitten: Great... more competition for me. I already have to try and fight for jobs with people who have more experience and more connections than I do, now pe... more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: It's a bit sad to read discussions like this and think that its highly unlikely we'd ever read one about men's decisions/feelings when it comes to fam... more »
    battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Wtf is this shit about women always doing all of the housework? I feel like such a dysfunctional female, I could outlast anyone in the 'how long can y... more »
    shorty63136: I don't think the word "excuse" is the right word for it. This is a very personal decision that has to be made, ultimately, by the woman. There are ev... more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: The only excuse I'll need to go back to work is that I've got a brain, and it gets bored when it doesn't have a job to do. Dunzo. (not to denigrate th... more »
    Laines: Stay-at-home mom by choice, here. My days are short on styled hair and spending cash but full of Dr. Suess and trips to the park. Mostly it's like e... more »
  • #grassgreener

    Is The Recession The Newest "Excuse" For Moms To Go Back To Work?

    Heidi Brown with Forbes and Jo Craven with The Times of London have totally identified the newest trend of this recession: women heading back to the workforce after leaving to stay home with the kids. More »
  • #yourgovernmentandyou

    What Is The Definition Of Birth?

  • #clips

    Chris Rock Was Right: Abortion Is A Choice Between A Female And Her Friends