Wendy31
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2005
When I was a stay at home Mom to my young 4 kids. My sister was talking to me about life insurance. She was like you don’t even need life insurance you’re not worth anything.
When I was a stay at home mom so many people found nothing wrong with saying rude things. My sister was the worst.
What's funny is the comment that came to my mind after I saw the thread topic is almost in complete opposite to your sister's comment.
I was pregnant w/ our 1st child (our daughter) &, due to several different reasons, was planning to return to my job when she was 3 months old.
I was already feeling guilty about having to go back to work, and, one Sunday, I was in the nursery at our church w/ another older lady.
When she found out I was planning to go back to work, she looked at me pityingly & remarked, "Oh that's awful! When my children were babies, we would have eaten nothing but beans & cornbread if it meant I could stay home w/ them & not go to work."
There were/are 3 women in my life who influenced me, helped shape my thinking about myself, &, in their own ways, contributed to my anxiety, & I still hear their voices in my head all the time - my mother who was hyper-critical, a teacher/coach from jr & high school who was hyper-exacting, & this church lady who was hyper-judgmental.