"Do you have any proof that Laura hasn't been a good mother to her children?"

Proof? You mean like the proof Laura had that Jeff was cheating?

Here's one: how about not letting your kid walk around with pet feces in his hand and then offer it to a guest. How about not ignoring your 5 children to do "Project Runway" for 3 months? Like I said in my previous post, I don't have a problem with career mothers. My wife is one and she makes it work. Of course we're also not trying to single-handedly repopulate the earth like Laura and her husband, the thin Col. Sanders. That's fine if she wants to do it - just don't bitch to me when the kids don't want to have anything to do with you later in life when your actually old and the Colonel is dead (what was he, like 20 years her senior?)...

Laura had made it obvious with earlier comments in the series that she really isn't that into her kids. I've seen people more engaged with their kids on "Super Nanny".

"Yo mama", methinks you doth protest too much about the "old hag" comment. Hit a little close to home? Or do non-bitchy people usually post 5 times about the same comment?

...and everyone else who wants to make out my comments to mean more than they actually are. Let's just remember that this is a REALITY show about FASHION DESIGNERS. Cattiness and petty bullshit are the order of the day.

"So let me get this straight: it's okay to be a working mom if you have less than 5 children and if you're husband isn't too old and if you gush about how fabulous your children are."

Yes. It certainly helps. What is with you people. Children ALWAYS grow up better when their parents give them regular amounts of attention and love. I don't think this is a pioneering concept. This goes for both Mom AND Dad. Career-driven Dads do not get off the hook either; they need to make time for their children. If they have more children it has to be MORE TIME. Jeff's kid was obviously not old enough where the kid would be irreversably damaged. Laura's oldest 2 might already be...

How many children are appropriate for a working mother?

It, once again, depends on the amount of time one has to give to them. This isn't new people, kids who are ignored by their parents grow up with issues. Are you denying this?

What is the appropriate age difference between the husband and wife?

Depends on whether you're going to breed and whether or not you want him to be around to help with said kids. Age can affect the health of gestating babies when you are pregnant as well.

Should a working mother be required to make a public show of how much she loves her kids? Should she have to prove her feelings about her children to strangers?

No. A working Mom who decides to make a "public show" of her career by competing ON A REALITY SHOW should probably make an effort. She has no problem being on TV and being judged for her clothes designing skills. But, anyone who's not a complete rube would be unaware of the amount of prying complete strangers will be doing when YOU ARE ON A REALITY SHOW!!!

If your wife had a great career-making opportunity, would you forbid her from exploring it because there may be 3 months where she doesn't spend as much time as usual with your children?

Well that depends. We can't afford a nanny, so I would have to quit my job/drastically scale back my working hours in order to accomodate said opportunity. Tack onto that the extra housework and I would say that it would have to be one HELL of an opportunity. Why, is there a reality show for Insurance Brokers now?

Of course, implied in your comment is the fact that you think men are the only ones capable of sacrificing their careers for their children now. God forbid a woman do it, though. They'd be selling out to men then...

No, you don't have a problem with career mothers who conform to your expectation of what career mothers should be. You clearly have a problem with some career mothers.

Point taken. And luckily I don't have to live Laura's life. I'm sure her fashion "fame" will more than make up for the gigantic hole in her life when her offspring want nothing to do with her because she wanted nothing to do with them. Comes around, goes around. Can't have your cake and eat it too. Men have known this for centuries. Some women think it doesn't apply to them (for some reason).

...yea, dude, I've totally got issues. Thanks for your completely constructive criticism. I'll file it under "ass"...

What makes your criticsim any better than mine or anyone else's? you can name call, too. wait. you did.

I got a star next to my name. Do you, you unbeleivable moronic troll? Only reason you have no clue about male/female relationships is that you've never had one...

See how it feels when complete strangers assume basic facts about your life. Reason #1 why I will never go on a reality show...

kiss the wife for me after she finishes cleaning the floors and bringing you dinner.

Dude, my wife makes almost twice as much as me and has NEVER cleaned our floor. She finds it distasteful although she does clean the toilet in her bathroom (not mine though). You should probably quit while you're ahead...

indentured servitude. what a concept.

Why? Do you work for Microsoft?