yes i have experienced this quiet often.. It gives me the S&^&Ts.
I now deal mainly with other women in the Tax accountant / MB & where ever else i can, no I haven't swapped sides / teams, I am just fed up with this attitude. When I turn up to "meetings" with 4 children in toe, ask and what income is hubby on I reply, and then so your at home with the kids?? why is that presumed, !!
To be honest, the message you are sending is that you are a SAHM - it is an entirely reasonable presumption if you bring 4 kids with you to a business meeting. I dont think it is an "attitude to women thing" but simply the way you are presenting yourself. There is nothing wrong in doing this, but I think it is reasonable of others to think that perhaps raising four children and not working for a salary is simply what you do.
I found at around 40 I started to disappear in the shops. The only consolation I suppose is that the 20 year old serving will be 40 one day .
Really? I have found the opposite. OK Wylie, fess up; are you still shopping at surf shops and other teenage apparel stores!
Before that, I asked the price of a very expensive sisal and she said "Oh, I don't think you could afford that one"..
Ooh, we used to have an exclusive dress shop near us, we used to live in the suburb that had the 'highest wealth' in Adelaide. So women would walk in the shop with jeans on, and she would give them the 'look' and tell them that she had nothing in their price range. She was such a b***h! However, karma got the better of her. One day, one of the wealthiest women in Adelaide came into the store - she was the type who would even wear her kids school tracksuits - she didnt give a hoot what she looked like. But she needed a nice dress for a special function. She got 'the look' and walked out. But she has a very wide network and within maybe, six months the dress shop closed. It had been there for years!