働く母は良いです！(The Working Mom Is Good!)

 
Upon reading "No, Stay At Home Moms Don't 'Waste' Their Education", I felt that the writer wasn't being consistent with her topic that she wrote herself. The writer, Anna Mussmann, is a stay at home mom who writes blogs. And it seemed to me that this blog tries to confuse you. In the beginning of her blog she states on how that those moms out there who go and take classes to become working women, don't waste their education. But then later she says,

       "After all, if a woman provides an important benefit to her child by becoming his full-time caretaker, doesn’t that imply that the opposite is also true—that the children of career moms are missing out on an important benefit? And that, therefore, homemakers are better moms?"

 What this means is that the women who stay for their kids and give up their ''dream job'', are giving up their education for memories. Now there's nothing wrong with a woman who wants to be in her child's life, but when this stay at home mom says that those who work are bad, then she has a low standard for working woman. Her comments for saying it's the kid's choice, come down to if a little girl wants to be Mommy, then pursue it. But what if the little girl wants to be Office worker? Why then is she not looked highly upon by this woman? In my opinion folks, a girl or boy can be whatever they want. As long as it fits with the morale standards with God. And I give praise to the women who work, and the women who want to work. I've always been a man who wants everyone to be equal, and have everyone not give a flying fuck about who is doing what, when, how, and why! And with this line she says, I want to go and slap some people in the face.

"Feminists encourage society to trust women in matters like abortion. Yet feminism distrusts females who want to stay home with their children. Perhaps such critics assume that if a woman’s daily work belongs to the domestic sphere, with no raises to compete for and no performance reviews to hold her accountable, she is likely to lounge around in yoga pants while surfing the Internet. That is, they imagine that outside accountability is inextricably tied to meaningful accomplishments." This line here is just a complete, judgmental phrase that just sets me off! I hate it when people judge others! Why must the world compare other people to the highest achieving, superstar?! I think the reason for why I am mad at her is because she isn't quite seeing the real world perspective. Sure I'm one to talk, but I'm willing to be flexible. This person does not seem willing to face reality and except that there will be haters that gotta hate. And yes, I hate the haters. But she wants people to do less in life, and then magically have the haters see the potential in the person with the less credentials. That is not even economically based! Employers look for those with more in their life so that way they know that the person they are employing is on fire and has experience. Of course there are those kind souls who will hire those with less credentials, but that's only small the businesses. The large companies won't look for someone with half of a diploma, whether they are a girl or not. Mussmann's idea is too childish, and can't work. And I think why she thinks this way, is because of what she says,
"I remember when a very conservative friend warned my mom not to let us girls pursue career-oriented degrees. This friend was afraid that educated women would be unlikely to stay home with children. Most feminists would decry the idea of trying to “trap” young women into any particular life path. If they are to be consistent, however, feminists—and society at large—need to recognize that education is not a trap, either. It is something that helps all women live their lives in a more fully human manner, no matter what their work may turn out to be." It turns out that perhaps her reasoning for becoming a stay at home mom is because of the warning. But hey, Bada Bing, Bada Boom, it is what it is. So to recap. A woman should do whatever she want's, and doesn't have to listen to crap. Heck! My mom listen to crap for years, and finally is pursuing her dreams of becoming a teacher. I guess that's why I'm so passionate about hating these thoughts from Mussmann. Because my mom is finally not taking crap from no one, and I love her very much.