tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post4330295970497861770..comments2023-04-29T04:20:59.629-05:00Comments on Dr. Zeek: Confessions of a self admitted Nerd Girl: Science and laundry and dinner oh my!Dr. Zeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629573911979369646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post-14850300471495122672008-11-13T17:39:00.000-06:002008-11-13T17:39:00.000-06:00Thanks for the welcome...Yeah, I do seem to catch ...Thanks for the welcome...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I do seem to catch a lot of flack from people (mostly women and mostly those who have children). It happens more lately, probably because I and MrDrZeek are starting to get a little older. What really bugs me is when I tell them "No, we don't want to/plan to have children" and the typical response (9 times out of 10) is "Oh you will change your mind. Give it a few years."<BR/><BR/>I agree that there is no way a woman scientist should have to choose between motherhood and science. It is a sad state (as mentioned in oh so many blogs), but now, since I have heard it so much, I just find it amusing that there is such a knee-jerk reaction to the opposite end of the spectrum of not wanting to balance career and kids, and choosing a career over kids because you want to, not because you are forced to.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the welcome!Dr. Zeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629573911979369646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113839022977003812.post-88995286325758657282008-11-13T12:07:00.000-06:002008-11-13T12:07:00.000-06:00Welcome to the blogosphere. I know many female sci...Welcome to the blogosphere. I know many female scientists who choose not to have children. I only feel badly about this when the women think that they have to choose between the two, and give up on one of their dreams. I take no issue with women who simply do not want children. Do a lot of people give you a hard time about this?Candid Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722793931639972423noreply@blogger.com