1) a ‘real job’ brings income. simple definition.
2) raking the yard is difficult, too. it’s not the point.
3) most ‘real jobs’ don’t have any value. like mcdonalds. parenting has values, but still isn’t a job.
4) how about the napping hours you get during the day? watching the kid sleep is work?
5) you have plenty of time to blog, apparently. look at your list. that had to have taken awhile.
6) on the subject of school, that’s at least 6 hours a day you’re off kid duty.
7) you are right on with this one.
same here, but you’ve only got to deal with that for the first couple of years. after that, they should be over it. unless, of course, your career is prostitution. let’s leave that one alone, though.
9) kids are very emotionally taxing, especially when the hormones kick in. be ready for it.
10) it wasn’t a career choice then, it’s not now.
11) i must be loosing interest in this discussion.
12) just because you graduated with honors doesn’t mean it was challenging. i graduated with honors and was stoned off my ass the entire time. different people, different situations, different opinions. that seems to be the discussion here.
13) i’ll take your word on that as i have no idea who you are, personally or professionally.
14) the housekeeper and the nanny both go home at the end of the day. they also bring income. where are you going to get the money in the first place? that’s right… someone with a ‘real job’. see rebuttal 1.
15) i’ll let this be, as i only need to refer to 1 again.

this was fun. hopefully you can keep yourself from deleting this, ’cause that’d be the easy way out.

– stay at home dad