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Difficult is…
29May2007 Filed under: meta Author: Marcia Hansentrying to figure out what to say to someone who says: all those degrees don’t mean much and have you thought about putting away the books, finding a husband, getting married and having babies so you won’t be alone in your old age and will have someone to take care of you?
ahh, the well-intentioned. It makes me so sad to have to deal with this.
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cbd
May 29th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
ugh!
Gregory Z
May 29th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Perhaps you could utter every-so-politely with a touch of classist elitism: Back to your cave, Troglodyte!
Andrea
May 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Usually, I say, “knock it off, mom.”
To anyone else (that you do not wish to provide explicit anatomical instructions to), I’d suggest the Miss Manners method: a sickeningly sweet smile, and a “How quaint of you to say that!”
Chris Geyer
May 31st, 2007 at 7:24 am
Not quite the Miss Manners level, but a raised single eyebrow followed by “what an interesting way to demean all the effort I’ve made the past X years” seems appropriate.
Or you could try the concierge approach (a la “French Kiss”): Thank you for that fascinating lesson in our cultural differences.
For sheer subtlety, you could try, “yes, I did, but then I’d be like you” in a very sweet tone…
Lillian
June 1st, 2007 at 11:30 pm
They’re not well-intentioned – they’re jealous!