Published by Starfish
I'm sorry, but I am feeling very angry about that Hilary Rosen character and what she said about Ann Romney. Let me cite this online article: http://mittromneycentral.com/2012/04/12/dnc-advisor-hilary-rosen-insults-ann-romney-anns-rapid-fire-response/
Wow... just wow, the things that are rolling around in my head and heart right now. I have to start off by saying that I think it is a completely selfish point of view, that today's feminists have, to think that women should put themselves first and have a career over family. When these women become mothers they fool themselves by rationalizing that they are working away from the home "for their children, so they can have a better life." Children do not need THINGS, they need their mother and their father. Anyone with a human heart knows this, and convincing yourself otherwise is just a ploy to satisfy your own selfish needs to feel fulfilled and accomplished in a world that says corporate status says more about a person than what kind of family they have.
This Rosen person also said that stay-at-home-moms are "lucky" to be able to stay home, that they can afford it. and not every woman can. That is the second time I have seen this misconception in the last couple of days. I am a stay-at-home-mom. It is a sacrifice, and we are not by any means financially rich or "lucky". My husband works very hard for us so that I can stay home and provide my children of THE BEST POSSIBLE UPBRINGING. I also work tirelessly all day, I maybe get to take a break for myself for maybe 1 hour per day until the kids go to bed. I know many families with stay-at-home-moms who work very hard to budget and save money just so they don't have to go back to work. And here is the thing about going back to work after having children; someone has to watch the kids, someone has to be PAID to watch the kids. So some woman will go back to work just to leave their baby with a paid stranger? And what about this paid stranger? Would Ms. Rosen say that they haven't worked a day in their lives as well? They do what SAHM's do, I guess that means that they don't work. Oh wait... they get PAID to do it, so I guess that counts as work. ...Wait - huh?
In an effort to refrain from offending anyone, I must express that I am no naive person and I realize that many married women do have to work. All circumstances are very unique. My own mother was a single mom, so of course she had to work, but her desires were NUMBER ONE to make sure she was a good mom. I doubt those like Ms. Rosen give a rats behind about being a good mom in the truest sense. It is probably number 3 or 4 on their priority list. They probably feel relief instead of guilt that they don't have to deal with their children most of the time.
She should read up more on Ann Romney, this woman worked her butt off being a SAHM. She volunteered doing many many things for charity, and I suppose that doesn't count.
There are so many more mean things I want to say about that ugly woman, but I will refrain because I don't want to be considered as ugly as her.
Great interview and great post. Thanks for sharing. I never cease to be amazed at those that believe they are always right when they know little to nothing about what others i.e., Ann Romney has done with her life. Hillary Rosen has a lot of back-peddling to do. ...j
ReplyDeleteAs a person who spent her mothering years thinking I was multi-tasking to have a full time job while raising my children I have deep regrets. I believed the myth that I gave "quality time" to my kids and worked out of necessity. Now, I am older and wiser and realize that I worked outside the home because I wanted the "extras" that money could buy and I wasn't willing to make the sacrifice of living to a strict budget by having my priorities in place.
ReplyDeleteWith that said, I can honestly say that I worked because I thought there was no other option at the time.
In looking at the women who stay home to give the 24-7 commitment to work as a full-time mom I think they have it really tough. While I was "earning a paycheck" I also got to get dressed up every day, focus on having lots of outfits, go to restaurants for lunch (even if it was once in a while) and I got to be self-actualized. Well, shame on me! I would have been a much deeper and fully functional person if I had the discipline to manage a household with a commitment known only to Stay At Home Moms.
Ann Romney did more for the success of the Romney fortune than Mitt because she made it possible for him to give his life to work. She managed everything in that family and faced many more financial decisions that Hillary Rosen could ever dream to make.
This is a political issue that I hope does not go away quickly. We need to keep this issue front and center. Traditional values is the most important issue we face today.