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Laid-Off Execs Try Fatherhood

Mr. Moms confess new gig hurts the ego

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Apr 23, 2009 9:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Jobless Mr. Moms are becoming more prevalent at school pickup time and PTA meetings in Pelham Manor, a posh New York suburb where hedge-fund managers and execs raise families. Their blunt decisiveness is a remnant of once-successful careers, and while PTA moms welcome their help, they worry for them, too. “That goes to their identity,” one tells the New York Times of losing breadwinner status.

“Men’s self-esteem is much more related to professional success,” says a psychologist who recently visited the town of 5,500. For former insurance exec Andrew Emery, however, joblessness has been a chance to spend time he never got with his children. Now Emery plans to find a flexible job, like teaching, that allows him more family time.

More men than women have been put out of work by the recession.
More men than women have been put out of work by the recession.   (Shutter stock)
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It took me a long time to fill in the blank when people asked me what I do, not to be able to say ‘I work for a Fortune 500 company.’
- Andrew Emery, former insurance executive

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COMMENTS
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drlarrymitchell
Apr 25, 2009 1:49 AM CDT
You are not your fucking khakis!
Robert_Dada
Apr 23, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
Fucked up your company? No problem...stay home and fuck up your kids too!
DavePA
Apr 23, 2009 4:03 AM CDT
Family and friends are what matter in life; not your job and not how much you make.

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