| Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I am a middle-aged female professional; I work full time and attended a work dinner. I sat beside the wife of one of our clients, and she initially asked if I was married to one of my male colleagues. When I said no, she launched into an attack of me as a working mother and talked about how she quit her job so her kids weren’t brought up by nannies. How does one respond? I smiled and nodded but was seething. FYI, my two daughters are thriving. — Shamed | 
