An open letter to Ann Romney (from Reddit)

[alp227]

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/scni3/an_open_letter_to_ann_romney/

Dear Mrs. Romney,

Perhaps you can advise me. Since you have raised 5 boys, I'm sure you'll understand. One of the kids is sick again and I have no sick days left at work. In fact, my boss gave me a bad performance review and no raise this year because he said I obviously don't care that much about my job since I've missed so many days and if I miss anymore he may have to replace me. Whenever my child gets sick, my boss reminds me how easily I can be replaced.

We don't have health insurance at my job, so, if my boy gets worse, I'll probably be at the ER most of the night tonight. Not for the first time, but that's ok, he'll get care. It's tomorrow I'm worried about.

As you know, regular day care will not take a sick child, so if I want to work when my child is sick, I have to pay for sick child day care, which costs as much as I make, and, as I'm sure you know from personal experience, I still have to pay my regular day care, whether my child is there or out sick, so I actually lose money in order to work while he's sick. It's that or take a chance on losing my job entirely.

Should I take my child to the day care for sick kids and lose money and not have enough for my bills this month, so I can keep my job, or should I stay home with my sick child and hope that I don't get fired?

What did you do when this happened to you?

Sincerely, Just Another Mom

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Let me guess Ann Romney's answer. Faith healing? Health care from charity?

[rhett o rick]

1. Spring is close. Time to Occupy everything. nm

[freshwest]

2. Ah, if only M$M would put that letter on the news. But Reddit is good for calling attention.

Thanks for posting that.

[SunSeeker]

3. Unlike Ann Romney, that letter writer has "the dignity of work."

Because, as Mitt says, that's way more important that staying home with a sick 2-year-old.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/mitt-romney-mothers-welfare-moms_n_1426113.html



Oh and what would Ann advise for the Reddit mom? Why, marry a rich man, of course!

[JNelson6563]

4. How many of us could have written this at some point?

I know it surely could have been from me back when my kids were little. This is brilliant in that this entire letter may as well be written in a foreign language as far as Ann Rmoney is concerned.

Julie