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Women Judged for Staying at Home

September 11th 2006 10:25

It absolutely amazes me that post feminism, we are still bombarded with this 'poor you' attitude towards the luckiest people in society, mothers!

Why on earth do shrivelled up old femiinsts insist on the idea that women who chose to stay at home make some kind of sacrifice, that they are missing out on a 'more important meaningful role in society'.

What could possible be more important to society than raising and caring for the next generation? What could possibly be more meaningful than creating another human life and dedicating your self to bring it up a happy, positive human being? We all know the devastating effects of a shaky childhood on one's life, do you think mere acadmia meaningful? Working for money in an office meaningful compared to all this?

Thank god some young women have the strength and grace to fulfill the ultimate task in today's warped world.

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Comment by Cinico

September 11th 2006 10:47

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and then you've got the mothers who choose to work who are judged......

Comment by Ahmed

September 11th 2006 11:30

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If they treated being a mother like a proper job... LIke those stupid politicians should figure out...

Comment by Anonymous

September 11th 2006 12:35

If I knew then what I know now… I would have had children earlier. But my mother’s generation of feminists encouraged many women my age to “do something with their lives” first. It was a different time and place for them. I finally feel that I am doing something worthwhile now!

Comment by Ahmed

September 11th 2006 12:57

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There was an article I read in the age, an editorial I think. The female writer who was a feminist back in the hey-day remarked how women of our time prefer to stay at home. She refered to one of her friend who was 19, I think she had like a law degreee, but she was very ademant that she wanted to after getting married settle down and raise a family.

She mentioned the irony of women fighting for their rights, and now women not worrying about it anymore and preferring through their own free will to stay at home.

However she also mentionned how it was better now that it was because of their own free will rather than choice, and noted thats progress enough.

Comment by RebeccaB

September 12th 2006 00:03

Mothers are criticised for staying at home and they are also criticised for going to work. It's a no-win situation. It should be an individual family's decision and that's all. There should be no judgement.

Comment by Cinico

September 12th 2006 00:07

Small Business Scope

Well said RebeccaB - I'm with you - people should spend less time judging each other and just get on with the joys of parenting!

Comment by MelissaA

September 12th 2006 01:26

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I thought the whole point of the feminist argument was to give women the choice!

Whether you choose to be a working mother, or choose to be a stay at home mum, it is the freedom of that choice to run your life the way you would like it to be run that is all important.

Unfortunately we live in a society that likes to judge others, though we may not always wish ourselves to be judged.

But I heartly agree that it would be really nice not to mention more accurate if by being a stay at home mother you were acknowledged as having a real job!

One of the hardest in the world to boot!

Comment by Tottie

September 12th 2006 05:59

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I think more mothers should stay at home - for the children's sake, as well as their own. If they work full-time and expect to manage a household, including children, they soon learn that they are not superwoman. Something suffers.

Comment by Johanna

September 12th 2006 07:35

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There is just no way to win this for all the reasons stated. I stay at home most of the time, but also work in an office one day and at home the rest. Choice is the key here - and doing whatever suits your family.

I like being a mum, but I also like being a working adult. I don't want to be defined as a mum or as a career woman, but as a woman who tries to do both (however successfully!).

Comment by ChrisM

December 9th 2006 13:41

one of the problems many liberation based movements face is that of imposition. feminism (specifically certain elements/individuals within the movement) is no exception to this (demonstrated pretty aptly when second wave feminists from western countries went across to third world or developing nations). you cannot impose liberation on someone, what emancipates one individual will constrict another. i have the utmost respect for both stay at home mothers and fathers.....and saying that they are performing an inferior role in contributing to society is ludicrous. if that is what they are choosing to do, then we should celebrate those individuals not pity them.

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