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GrandmaMom

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16. I've Done Both - Working Moms Not a Liberal/Conservative Issue
Sun Apr 15, 2012, 06:21 PM
Apr 2012

I don't appreciate the negative comments from either side on this issue. By and large, we all have choices and we have to take responsibility for the choices we make.

We all come with different likes, dislikes and skill sets. What works for one person might not work for another. But it makes no difference whether you're a single mom with kids or married with kids. You do what you have to do to make ends meet without whining and crying about it. It's no one else's responsibility to take care of you.

I've done both; and both are hard work. When I stayed at home when my kids were pre-schoolers we were BROKE, but boy my house was spotless and our clothes were ironed! I took care of everything so my husband could work a full and part-time job to support us. Working outside the home makes the days much longer, and the house only gets vacuumed on Saturday mornings. Neither one is less valuable than the other. It only matters that you are a good mom.

It is completely hypocritical to chastise Ann Romney, when in the last election, Sarah Palin was chastised for working with a young child.


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