[SarahW]

"don't have to earn a living any more than the housewife mom"

I see you don't place any value on the role I play in my family.

[Bonaparte]

"I see you don't place any value on the role I play in my family."

Not so, not so. I simply pointed out that women of "independent means" do not have to show up at a regular job or pursue a living and therefore have lots of free time for meddling and other mischief -- if they're so disposed. Such opportunities are as close as their telephone.