Why is it that feminism will fight for my right as a woman, but only as long as I want that right to contradict tradition? I have the right to be a career woman, but if I choose to stay home to raise my children, it means I will waste away my talents wiping dirty noses and scrubbing toilets? Sad. Women should feel free to choose lives that work best for them. We cheer and clap when a woman pushes past barriers to a successful career, but look down on the woman who sacrificed financial gain and status to stay home. As women, we should also celebrate a woman's CHOICE to stay home. Who better to advocate for women than women? Who to understand the rigors of motherhood and housework than a woman? Why fight against ourselves? Why is it only one choice is celebrated as the modern choice?
I am a working mother. I would love to stay home with my child. And not because I am lazy or lack ambition. I am an educated woman with goals and ambitions. I work hard, I am a professional, and I am a valuable asset to my employer. I know I make a difference to the clients I serve. But even so, I only have 18 years to raise my sweet baby. And with all the good I do at work for strangers and acquaintances, I am not so sure it is worth the hours away from my child. I want to be the one who teaches her to be a strong woman, to treat others with kindness, and to work hard. There's only so much time left, the clock's ticking already and I know the impact I can have on my children will last far longer than anything I could do at work. In the long-term scheme of things, I do not want to be remembered for my career but for the influence I have had on my posterity.
Shame on you, Ms. Rosen. And three cheers for women who sacrifice so much to raise their children--as stay at home mothers or working moms.
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Well said.
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