Hah! You're exactly right. "Sexist" and "shut up" work beautifully.
True, that has definitely been dropped, but I guess I'm still outraged by the implications therein.
Oh, absolutely! A special-needs child needs more attention than a non-needs child, but that shouldn't necessarily preclude the parents from careers. My violin teacher in high school had a special-needs child, and she had a very busy career and raised her child beautifully.
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Date: 2008-10-03 11:34 pm (UTC)True, that has definitely been dropped, but I guess I'm still outraged by the implications therein.
Oh, absolutely! A special-needs child needs more attention than a non-needs child, but that shouldn't necessarily preclude the parents from careers. My violin teacher in high school had a special-needs child, and she had a very busy career and raised her child beautifully.