Sorry I have been gone for a while. Family issues needed attending to.
I have also found in the meantime that some stay at home mothers find themselves taking on a holier than thou attitude. Now I know a lot of stay at home moms, many in my own family. It really puts a bad taste in your mouth though when some women think they have done some self righteous sacrificing thing by staying home. I know most of these moms will admit what they gave up, usually the ones who actually gave up a career. I find it strange that women who floundered around before having their husbands take on sole financial responsibility seam to think they have done some noble thing and attack working moms for their role as supporters of the household as well as raising children. A decent human being is not raised because a mother was home with him. A decent human being is raised when parents take an active role in their child's life whether those parents work or not. If you make a choice to live on one income, you cannot condemn a family that lives on two because they can have the things you cannot. Instilling good values and morals in our children has nothing to do with being able to take a family vacation, it has to do with providing the proper environment. It is very shallow to think that because someone is successful it means they are greedy. A parent does not have to live paycheck to paycheck on one income just to prove to their children they are good people. Working parents should be proud to be an example to their children for working hard and providing for their families.
Monday, July 23, 2007
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