Mar. 6, 2006 - So, we've proved we can do everything men can do...
So what?!
Linda Hirschman says we should only have one child, and get our butts back to work!
We are letting all women, and our daughters, down by staying at home, according to her.
I just want to know why we think we have to do everything that men do? Why do we have to have high power careers? Why do we have to sit on the Supreme Court and be professors and run companies? Why must life be "complicated"?
Don't get me wrong. There's nothing BAD about those things. There are many women who are not blessed with children in this life. There are many women who do chose to only have one child. There is lots of life to be lived after our children are grown. Whatever floats your boat.
But what is up with this idea that we MUST do these things or we're letting everyone down? Why are we always expected to live up to someone else's expectations? Is that really what life is about- making money? Does money hug you back? Sure, it's something we all need, but do we really need so much of it? Is making money the only way to be fulfilled in life?
Am I really to leave my child to be raised by some under-paid under-educated stranger? Will they love my child like I will? Do they have a vested interest in my child's well-being and future? Were our children meant to be raised by glorified babysitters?
Are you kidding me?!
This is my life's work! This is my lasting contribution to society. It surely will last a whole lot longer than the money I might have made.
One last thought. So the feminists have won the fight. We can do everything men can. Big whoop-de-do.
Now who is going to do OUR work, namely that of MOTHER?
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