While we are on the topic of phrases that bug me, here are some others:
“Does your wife work?”
“Are you babysitting?”
Phrases That Bug Me
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Darned right. When someone asks me if my wife works, I tell them, “Oh, no — caring for four children is one long vacation.”
And I’ll correct anyone who refers to a man caring for his children as “babysitting.” If they’re your children, it ain’t babysitting; it’s being a parent.
It is only babysitting if you are getting paid for it ;)
I say, “Yes, she works a great deal harder than I do, caring for our children at home.”