Comments on: O Mother Where Art Thou?

By: » O Mother Where Art Thou? paparazzi at his finest

» O Mother Where Art Thou? paparazzi at his finest — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:58:09 +0000

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By: Gmail Doesn’t Know Me Very Well - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Gmail Doesn’t Know Me Very Well - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:01:49 +0000

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By: » O Mother Where Art Thou? (Part Two) The Pursuit of Harpyness

» O Mother Where Art Thou? (Part Two) The Pursuit of Harpyness — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:01:00 +0000

[...] hard all day only to be shamed as a bad mother by Dr. Laura. via tom armitage @ flickr Last week, I had some delicious fun laying into the title and blurb from the newest book by Dr. Laura Schlessinger: In Praise of [...]

By: » O Mother Where Art Thou? paparazzi at his finest

» O Mother Where Art Thou? paparazzi at his finest — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:28:33 +0000

[...] of the upcoming book by radio host and noted homophobe Laura Schlessinger (a…. source: O Mother Where Art Thou?, The Pursuit of [...]

By: Guyismyguy

Guyismyguy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:37:56 +0000

My mother stayed home with us simply because the cost of child care would have been more than her salary. I, nor her, have other thought she was a “better” mother for this choice.. it was the only choice. All this book will accomplish is making women in lower socioeconomic classes feel more guilt about their inability to stay home with their children. BACK OFF “DR” LAURA…

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:09:49 +0000

(Dammit, I just used the word *should*. ::slap on wrist with ruler:: Bad Tracy! I meant to say that I think it’s ridiculous that we do! (And yes, I mean on both sides of the debate.)

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:08:17 +0000

I’ve felt for a long time that society should stop judging women on the choices they make on this issue – parents make the choices they feel are best, make the choices they feel they have to for their family. Whether or not a mom (or dad) decides to stay home, the important thing is that the kid is supported, loved, and cared for. let’s keep our eyes on what’s important.
::steps off soap box::

By: Sh

Sh — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:16:32 +0000

I just read excerpts from the book on Amazon: 1) the unhappy daycare kid stories are enough to make your head explode! 2) I find it VERY interesting that her bio does not mention her having children. 3) working during school hours or at night is NOT the definition of a SAHM… does Dr. Laura ever think about her own life/choices before writing this crap?

I’m currently at home… and from my heart I know it’s the best thing for my children and my man. because what child and husband doesn’t love the woman who is ready to lose her f@$%ing mind… I once had dreams, a life, time to pee!

Really I’m home because I can’t juggle, I love work and love being present with the kids, and I LOVE women who can do both. I can’t and the work can wait for now.

Also, I’m 42 with 3 kids… i’ve worked and no one gave me shit. I’m home and no one judges. Where are these mommies at war? I honestly haven’t seen it. A lie to sell books and magazines?

Lastly, Dr. Laura: don’t worry, the time machine is coming to take you home!

By: Aftercancer

Aftercancer — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:04:30 +0000

I have two kids. I stayed at home with my first one for two years and here’s the dirty little secret about staying at home. When you cut down to one income lot of the fun things you’d do with your kid are out of the questions because they COST money.

I am a better Mom to my kids when I work, it is that simple. Hate me if you want but that’s me.

By: B-612

B-612 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:27:22 +0000

I am a minority here. I would LOVE to be a SAHM, but alas my income is higher than my husband so I must work at least part-time. It is disheartening that it costs about 40+K a year to have my three kids watched while I work part-time. Forget all the talk about saving for college, really you all who do not have kids yet, save for daycare! It’ll run you 15+K per year when they are babies.

I have one child on the autism spectrum and I find that I am a better speech/occupational therapist than the professionals that we’ve had. For this reason I homeschool my kids (love doing it). Yes, it’s true; a lot of your income will go to healthcare. So in the end I find that folks with 2+ kids cannot afford the daycare expenses relative to their income, so one spouse ends up staying home.

When you work all day, there’s really not enough time in the evening to spend as a family before bedtime. That’s what hurts for me.