Kathy:  You have a right to be grumpy.  I'm not saying everyone has to make
the choice I made to jump out of a tenure track (or the ability to if they
are a single parent), but I lived in LA before moving to Oregon.  And, I
must say that there are plenty of choices that these people make every
single day that would reduce their stress and cost of living.  IF women
viewed each choice (including whether to have their protein come from
combining less expensive non-meat sources, or whether to wear nylons) in
their lives, they would discover that it's not just the big purchases such
as cars and houses (although those DO make a difference) that mean two
people MUST work f/t to make ends meet.  Then there's the whole issue of how
big the dust balls can get before we name them pets (we have lots of pets).
It amazes me how many women don't nurse while laying down or who don't
realize that pumping takes longer than nursing for many women (Once he was a
year and I thought I HAD to work, these were the reasons I worked from home
4 out of 5 days and had my son brought to me to nurse on day 5).  Before I
go into a full-blown, scrambled rant, I'll stop.

Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, IBCLC, CHES
HSR & Educational Consultant   email: [log in to unmask]
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