My wife works full-time, but is able to work from home usually once a week. Economic realities these days make her salary necessary. Living in Boston, one of the most liberal places in the country, you would think women want to have their power careers and put family second. I have never met a woman in my wive’s circle that doesn’t want to stay home with their kids. So even in Boston, these women feel guilty leavuing their kids in the morning. The mortgage however, has to be paid.
And please spare me the “just move then” posts. You don’t just up and quit your well-paying job and move in this economy. You make do. You spend all the time you can with your kids and family and get your work done. I’d love to play with my kids all day, but I can’t. Welcome to adulthood.
I do believe that Kathryn Jean Lopez agrees that it is not to be monolithic either way - only career or only stay at home. I think she’s attacking the liberal view that screams career only. Clearly, there is an economic need for both spouses to work in many families. That said, the work should never be the first priority.
If you'll look back at graphs of women entering the marketplace, you'll find the huge increases starting in the mid 60’s through the mid 80’s. New find a graph of the inflation rate, and you will see double digits for most of those years.
Families became two earner incomes about the same time that the price of everything doubled. The young two income family people that work for us are (in my opinion) under much more financial pressure than my single earner parents ever were.
A house is a house, a car is a car, food is food. When those things cost twice as much, two incomes just get people back to even. What was lost in this process was the time women had for kids, community, schools, PTA, etc. Unfortunately, society didn't get much for that lost time, and without some kind of major shift, that time will never be regained.
Responsability and accountability.
Two major building blocks in the successful human experience.
Our social structure is fractured and failing because of the political PC mandates that incrementally remove those qualities from children started correctly and not allowed in to children neglected and thrown away.
The ones in power now never grew up, or are 'in the know' and with evil and malice aforethought perpetuate the destruction of America.
Christiams pray for men of strength to continue in the fight.