You all probably saw this survey at Elizabeth’s or Raising WEG or at Inponderabilia, but I thought I would pass it along anyway.
Judith Warner reported on a survey that found that upper middle class and educated women are more unhappy than their less well off sisters. There are some methodological problems with the survey, but still her findings are interesting and troubling.
Apt. 11d 
I would suggest that educated, upper-middle class women are more mobile than their poorer counterparts, more likely to be living far from mom, mother-in-law, aunts, sisters, friends, classmates, etc. While relocating multiple times for school and job reasons may maximize income, it means that one has to be continually rebuilding ones support network.
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This is a joke, right? This survey found that moms in households with incomes of $500,000 and more are stressed out. They’re stressed because they have so many choices, and so much money, and so much privilege.
Give me a break. How about you take away all but $30,000 and give the moms a job at the local diner, waiting tables? No stress in that situation, right?
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Oooh! I didn’t know the income level was so high. In that case, I’ll add that being stressed and overscheduled is actually rather trendy, so claims to be stressed and overscheduled should be taken with a grain of salt, just like claims of being naturally blonde and 120 pounds.
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Yeah, it’s hard to feel sorry for these weathly women. If these women are upset because they live in communities that put too high of a premium on excessive activities and material goods, then whatever. When Warner describes her lifestyle in DC, I often roll my eyes and just say “get over it.” However, if these women are dissatisfied because having a career and the usual demands of childrearing are excessive, then that has larger implications.
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Vytorin.
Any problems with vytorin. Lipitor vytorin heart attack. Vytorin.
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