I Am a Feminist
Recently, I have been thinking about a subject within feminism that bugs me: Choosing to be a stay-at-home mom is wrong. The President has even said he does not want stay-at-home moms to make that choice.
Feminism is about equality and the ability about choosing for ourselves, correct?
Then why is a woman ridiculed for CHOOSING to be a stay-at-home mom while her husband goes and works? There just is something so wrong about this.
I was raised by a feminist who was a stay-at-home mom until my youngest brother was in school. Even now, she has taken a job with the schools now so that she can be home when we are home (A teacher's aide in special ed classes). My mom taught me about how women have so many good choices we can make and how incredible it is we live in a day and age where we can chose to get married, to get our education, to start a career. She does not regret her decision to stay at home with us and raise us.
Stay-at-home moms are not lazy. They don't sit around all day. The act as caretaker, nurse, chaffaeur, chef, therapist, sports coach, life coach, and other jobs. Only there's is 24/7/365. Moms don't get a break.
I am a feminist. Is this the path for me? I don't know yet. I haven't reached this point in my life, but I don't like hearing stay-at-home moms being shamed when the feminist community should be celebrating them.
Feminism is about equality and the ability about choosing for ourselves, correct?
Then why is a woman ridiculed for CHOOSING to be a stay-at-home mom while her husband goes and works? There just is something so wrong about this.
I was raised by a feminist who was a stay-at-home mom until my youngest brother was in school. Even now, she has taken a job with the schools now so that she can be home when we are home (A teacher's aide in special ed classes). My mom taught me about how women have so many good choices we can make and how incredible it is we live in a day and age where we can chose to get married, to get our education, to start a career. She does not regret her decision to stay at home with us and raise us.
Stay-at-home moms are not lazy. They don't sit around all day. The act as caretaker, nurse, chaffaeur, chef, therapist, sports coach, life coach, and other jobs. Only there's is 24/7/365. Moms don't get a break.
I am a feminist. Is this the path for me? I don't know yet. I haven't reached this point in my life, but I don't like hearing stay-at-home moms being shamed when the feminist community should be celebrating them.
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