I understand both sides of what you folks are saying. But the fact that the Romney kids apparently turned out so successfully indicates that Ann Romney did her job as a devoted Mom in an outstanding manner.
We should look at the outcomes of those moms who did “both” (work outside the home and try and perform mom duties), and compare the success of kids raised in that hectic, trying environment.
I bet the multi-tasking path, comparatively speaking, fails. In short, Ann made the superior choice (concentrated and specialized at successful parenting) rather than trying to split time and attention and in the end doing a mediocre job at both.
Not intending to bash single moms who were widowed, for example. They have to do the best they can.
But single moms who had picked bad husbands, and then split from them - that to is all PART of responsible choices/decision making. People who marry in haste, aren’t careful and selective - that’s on them...
Absolutely. I agree 100%.
But I'm afraid that some folks can't separate Ann from Mitt's politics. These are different issues, and if we don't have the mental capability of separating them, we're in big trouble.
This whole mess is BAD for Obama. It's still in the news. It's being tweeted and discussed by women (and men) all over the country, and leftists are twisting themselves into pretzels to try to distance themselves from a statement that they actually believe.......but it won't work, because there's not a leftist out there who respects women enough to allow us the choice to stay home and raise our kids with our values, teach them to read, be there for them, and nurture them as only a parent can.
This is a good discussiong to have, and it helps us enormously because the vast majority of Americans agree with us, and not with the vile, spiteful Ms Rosen. Going after Ann Romney, and secondarily all women who "never worked a day in their lives" is backfiring BIG time.
Rosen wasn't right about anything.
btw, I completely agree with your assessment of the responsibility of choosing the wrong husband. There's such pressure in some circles to be married that many young women make very bad choices, and unfortunately have to deal with the consequences of those choices.
(And that's part of what a Mom can teach her daughters IF she spends enough time with them).