Earlier today, in real life.

Hadn't put anything out for supper, so had stopped at a small restaurant in town.  The cook, a young guy, was talking to another customer.  The gal, he was talking to, and her friend, were both young - about thirty.  The cook had gone on a date (with a woman).  His date is studying a foreign language (smart move) and is also studying law.  He didn't get through college - college (debt) isn't for everyone.  So, this isn't a dint on the young late-20s guy.  As for college, i didn't go either, high school's academic demands were enough - thank you kindly.

What this post is about: Hooray for the woman going to school, to study the hard stuff - that will get her a well-paying job, so she's not carrying college debt into her forties.  Hooray for her, she'll not only be able to have her own bag, but carry a nice one.  

But there's a hefty price for that - if she wants children.  Kids take so much time from the highly competitive...shark tank.  If she gives up the job and stays home, that spells depending on a man.  Sadly, not smart...twenty years down the road, rusty, outdated job skills, and having to work the customer service grind.  So, she, wisely, keeps working, but has no other choice but to park her kids in ... the junior shark tanks , called daycare and public school.