I recently got my dream job, a very prestigious 12 month fellowship in a hospital in London ( I live on the south coast) all the comments I’ve had, particularly from other mums have been about how will my twins cope? What if you can’t do bedtime? Gosh that’s going to be so hard for your children! What man gets that response about a big job opportunity. It’s like the world wants me to feel so so guilty.
Gosh this is a really interesting case of double standards. If a dad got this kind of job opportunity I don’t think anyone would say “How will your family cope?”. Do they at least say congratulations first? Do you have a stock answer? I’d go for something like, “This is a great opportunity for me and my family are really supportive.”
I recently got my dream job, a very prestigious 12 month fellowship in a hospital in London ( I live on the south coast) all the comments I’ve had, particularly from other mums have been about how will my twins cope? What if you can’t do bedtime? Gosh that’s going to be so hard for your children! What man gets that response about a big job opportunity. It’s like the world wants me to feel so so guilty.
Yeah I’ve got with, it’s an amazing opportunity and privilege to be chosen for this and I’m
Sure my boys will be really proud of me for following my dreams, no they don’t say congrats. Such a double standard right?
Gosh this is a really interesting case of double standards. If a dad got this kind of job opportunity I don’t think anyone would say “How will your family cope?”. Do they at least say congratulations first? Do you have a stock answer? I’d go for something like, “This is a great opportunity for me and my family are really supportive.”