wow, you guys all brought up really good points
I think we all agree on one thing: it's definitely a personal choice. I'm not saying that you have to go out and be a career woman just because you have an ivy-league education. if you choose to be a stay-at-home mom, that's your decision and I'm behind you 100%. like megan said, it's definitely better to have an educated person raising children.
I guess what really bothered me about the article is that (1) women are still expected (by society and/or by themselves) to be the main caregiver, and (2) that these women don’t think it's possible to be both great at your job and a great mother. yeah, maybe my feelings will change once I'm actually at that point in my life and once I see how difficult it is to juggle a career and a family, but I like to think that I can be superwoman and do both.
I think rupa also had a really good point -- just because you're home with your kids all day doesn't make you a better parent. my dad worked really, really hard when we were little, but he still made it to more basketball games than my mom did (my mom wasn't a huge basketball fan).
my mom worked her ass off when we were young -- running around between work, school, and extra-curricular activities. to this day, she still remembers how exhausting it was to do everything. but she still got to do it all, and she did a great job at everything. if my mom would have been a stay-at-home mom, my parents wouldn't be where they are right now, semi-retired and comfortable and enjoying life. and she obviously did a good job raising us -- just look at how I turned out :)
I just hope I can be nearly as successful (both in work and with my family) as my mom was :)
I guess what really bothered me about the article is that (1) women are still expected (by society and/or by themselves) to be the main caregiver, and (2) that these women don’t think it's possible to be both great at your job and a great mother. yeah, maybe my feelings will change once I'm actually at that point in my life and once I see how difficult it is to juggle a career and a family, but I like to think that I can be superwoman and do both.
I think rupa also had a really good point -- just because you're home with your kids all day doesn't make you a better parent. my dad worked really, really hard when we were little, but he still made it to more basketball games than my mom did (my mom wasn't a huge basketball fan).
my mom worked her ass off when we were young -- running around between work, school, and extra-curricular activities. to this day, she still remembers how exhausting it was to do everything. but she still got to do it all, and she did a great job at everything. if my mom would have been a stay-at-home mom, my parents wouldn't be where they are right now, semi-retired and comfortable and enjoying life. and she obviously did a good job raising us -- just look at how I turned out :)
I just hope I can be nearly as successful (both in work and with my family) as my mom was :)
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