PROFESSOR Jacqueline Scott compared studies of attitudes to working mothers over the past 25 years. Says she:
“Opinions are shifting as the shine of the ’supermum”’syndrome wears off, and the idea of women juggling high-powered careers while also baking cookies and reading bedtime stories is increasingly seen to be unrealisable by ordinary mortals”
Old Mr Anorak’s current wife (pictured at the brigade;’s headquarters) says otherwise…
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August 7th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Nosey
Eureka -you’ve got it sussed - every supermum needs a superslave? or is it a deal?
August 7th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Agendawide
all mums are superslaves - says she sat on her backside drinking a cup of tea made for her by her 9 year old son…
August 7th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Morning Noseycow
Vive la difference ‘My fair lady’ or supermum? I can’t help thinking that unless you have plenty of dosh a supermum wannabee quickly becomes a superslavey.
My Fair Lady (adapted)
All I want is a job somewhere,
With flexibility and opportunity fair,
Not far away from the kids I love
Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Lots of help in an affordable home,
Lots of time to play and roam,
Not lots of chores for superskivy
Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Quality time with children to enjoy
Warm and tenderness, restin’ on my knee
Before they grow in a blinking eye
Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?
Loverly, loverly, loverly, loverly
August 7th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Agendawide
Women who stay at home to bring up their children often get slated in the media, scrounging / lazy etc etc
Mothers who work (paid employment that is) often get slated - psycological damage to their children etc etc
Women who decide not to have children because of their careers etc often get slated, selfish buggers…
So I say women should stuff the media and do whats right for them and their families.
Vive la difference
August 7th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Duncan - easy to iron though
August 7th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Scott says ‘Opinions are shifting as the shine of the ’supermum”’syndrome wears off, and the idea of women juggling high-powered careers while also baking cookies and reading bedtime stories is increasingly seen to be unrealisable by ordinary mortals”
Run Ragged Run Ragged Run Run Run
Mothers catch up with the reality that most fathers don’t have it all either!
If that’s all it is, who are the supermums? Ask the media ? Nah ask the children, it’s their mums.
August 7th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Mr N.C. in a G string?
As my dear departed mum used to say . . . .
The sights you see when you haven’t got a gun !!!
August 7th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Duncan
Ok - but how about his G string?
August 7th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Nosey
You needn’t think I’m going to iron Mr N.C’s Shorts and Semmit
August 7th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Mrs T
I told hubby that it was too revealing
but he wouldn’t let me purchase a new one… 
Hows baby Ron?
August 7th, 2008 at 7:02 am
If that’s what you have to wear whilst doing the ironing …… I can see why Duncan likes doing it
August 7th, 2008 at 6:56 am
But Duncan I’ve been busy, on the beach, in the pool, cycling to lakes, tennis, pingpong, horse riding on the dunes, shopping, eating drinking etc etc etc all with just one goal in mind…
to maximize the ironing available on our return for your much needed training.
August 7th, 2008 at 6:45 am
Huh!
Typical - bugger off for a couple of weeks. Can’t even be a*sed to send me a bloody postcard. Then come back expecting me to do your f*ckin’ (I’m getting the hang of these Coco-isms now) ironing?
The cheek of it
August 7th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Duncan
I have a couple of spare baskets full (& more to follow) if you need some for your training!
August 7th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Call that ‘ironing’?
Bloody pathetic, I call it.
Ironing is an very undervalued ’sport’ - I’ve been campaigning for years to have it declared an Olympic event, but will the buggers listen to me? Will they f*ck (to borrow a ‘Coco-ism’)
Now this is what ‘real’ ironing is all about!
http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2007/05/extreme-ironing-competition.html
Or this. Click here
August 7th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Hi Guys! What is an iron? Is it that thing the girl is holding in the piccy?
August 6th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Cleaners really have no sense of occasion do they? Hopefully his/her demise was after doing the chores?
Duncan is pretty good at combining ironing and entertaining , I mean moderating the troups.
I prefer not to discuss such personal matters (let alone iron it)
August 6th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Anorak female moderators trying to get into the swing of things during their early days on the forum? (Most impressive people who can even iron when moderating on the site……..)
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M&A
Artemis
May I remind you that mere distance is no bar to the arrows finding their target?
At least, not for a goddess.
Admittedly there was a degree of parochialism, and even demarkation disputes, when it came to South America, since I have never really gone in for wholesale slaughter, but there is one thing that all gods and goddesses are united on.
The absolute right to smite any mortal giving us lip.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Bugger that; ironing is an under-appreciated artform.
The plan is you hire someone else to do the work, though there can be problems in that area.
My mistress plan was to hire Clive James’ cleaner; that way she would never talk about me since who the hell wants to know about Chenier’s shortcomings in the domestic arena when they could hear about someone on the telly?
It worked really well until Clive James moved out and the cleaner died…
August 6th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Wahey, get your ironing out for the lads.
(didn’t want to get typecast)