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I, by nature, am a human. I have a deep respect for other humans especially my peers. There are times that I lose this respect, and the one peer group that has disappointed me the most (well second most) is stay at home moms. There is still much to learn about this large sub group of humans, but what we do know about them is this:
Now if you are a stay at home mom and fulfill some of these listed requirements, lets say one of them, then you are the peer group of which I am referring. I think most of my worst experiences with stay at home moms have come from my interaction with them at my children's activities or at playgroups. For instance, as my notes indicate, I was at gymnastics for my daughters and while waiting outside with the other parents (see moms), I overheard a conversation where a mom was utilizing traits 4,5 & 6. She was soap-boxing to her friends loud enough on the issue of childcare, which meant she thought she was right and wanted the entire room to hear her. The first thing she said that I actually could distinguish was, "I would never let my children be watched by a male daycare provider." Being 110% male I could not let this slide, "Isn't that a sexist statement?" I got a bunch of angry glares from her clan. Reading their minds I could tell they were thinking "Oh no he di int!" She just got served by an alpha male and she wasn't going to have this. I obviously attacked the leader of this rag tag assembly of misfits and she had to respond so she combatively said, "Would you let your children be watched by a man?" Now, her pals were silently saying in their heads "You go girl!" I had noticed that the room did not only have stay at home moms, but there were other full time moms present that seemed to be supportive of me with their glances and body language. They enjoyed the fact that I was putting this - - - - - in her place. "Not wanting to stoop to her level I injected humor, which is the sign of a true master..." Not wanting to stoop to her level I injected humor, which is the sign of a true master, as I said, "So this is what you talk about when men aren't around." I got a nervous laugh from the audience. I quickly followed this up with, "I am a stay at home dad. I have watched my neighbors' kids, my dad watches mine occasionally, and I have had my oldest daughter in a preschool/daycare center where a young guy was part of the staff. And you know what, I didn't even really think about it until just now. It never struck me as odd or out of place at all." I win. She classically rolled her eyes ( trait 7 ) almost ignoring my response (see loser) and took her conversation back to her coven who busily returned to lapping up her diatribe of BS. What I learned that day was that there are two distinct groups of women who are at home with the kids. The First group makes me want punt a Pomeranian into a snake pit, whereas the second group is very similar to stay at home dads minus the anatomical differences. We will call this group the "wannabes." As an exercise I challenge you: the next time you are in a room full of moms, identify the stay at home moms and the wannabes. Wannabes are rare. They occur in less then 10% of moms. All You Gots to Do is Click            
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