History of Feminism
In reply to the discussion: Ann Romney and raising children: [View all]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)i was not around to see the work she put into her kids, choices she made in life, volunteer, and other efforts or ventures, so i will not make any comments about the work involved.
she wasnt in the work force ever. without being in the work force, it is hard to have a concept so i think that lacks. it is stupid romney using her, firstly, to say there is an empathy and voice for all women, as much as he saying he understands the low wage earning father and his stress.
you can bet hillary and michelle obama had help while they were raising their daughters, too, while they were at work and had a more flexible schedule than most working moms.
that is what wealth allows.
i worked for two decades before i got married and had my first baby. the first 8ish years with two babies, my hubby had it easy going to work every day. but then, he is not a coal miner or some other physically strenuous job. now, my job is much easier. we were surprised i decided to stay at home, but there are so many advantages to a family and we were lucky enough to be able to do it. soon (my youngest doesnt get to stay at home alone) i can go back into the workforce and i have been looking at it and what we see is almost two decades out of work force, the economy, being old.... doesnt leave me a lot of choices. a career killer staying at home. the little i can bring in hardly seems worth upsetting the whole structure of the way our family works. something i have been pondering lately.
what i discuss with niece and families that are lower income is to take a hard look at that second paycheck. making barely nothing just above minimum wage, will it cover the extras. childcare for two kids. extra eating out. extra gas spent. extra clothes bought for work and other expenses.
many families have both parents working and when getting down to the nitty, gritty, it is costing more to send the second parent to work.
i dont judge on these situations. as far as i see it, hillary could have said she has never been in the work FORCE while raising kids, but she apologized sincerely for what she said. i think dems handled it appropriately. i like them pointing out to cnn their employee. i like that they said was wrong, and she apologized. i think it is a strong difference what dems did and repugs with rush.