{"id":221,"date":"2011-07-13T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T19:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=221"},"modified":"2011-07-13T14:56:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T19:56:57","slug":"you-cant-win-for-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2011\/07\/13\/you-cant-win-for-losing\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can’t Win for Losing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Many of you saw the article I wrote for National Review titled \u201cThe NYT Wants Men to be Women<\/a>\u201d in which I discuss how mothers of young (presumably nursing) children just physically cannot easily leave their kids at home to pursue careers.<\/p>\n

We give birth and have breasts that nourish, and it\u2019s not men\u2019s fault.\u00a0 Anyway, I got a lot of hate mail over that one, from women who work who seem to think I was saying that women should never work. (This, in spite of the fact that I am a professional writer.\u00a0 I know, I know, it\u2019s not nine to five but \u2014 believe me \u2014 it\u2019s work.)<\/p>\n

So today I was surprised to get an e-mail from someone who found me through the recent Politico article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nancy, Unless your children are young adults (like my 23 year old son) you left them to go to live in Alaska for a month. I am a liberal woman, and I never never never would have left my son, and I do have a husband\/father of said son. NEVER NEVER NEVER would I put work ahead of my child. You did and shame on you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A friend who saw this note e-mailed me, \u201cWell, you can\u2019t win for losing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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