human
I told this one woman "I did not imagine you would be interested in being promoted since you have small kids at home"
assistant
Hmmm, I think the verb you used to describe her children was a bit confusing. In this context, the word “small” seems to mean “not mature yet”, which doesn’t really apply to children at all, but it’s possible that your thought was “small” in terms of size or scope. If that’s true, I think you’ll get a better response if you word it differently.