An immigrants musings on the SAHM vs working mom debate

[Anonymous]

This whole thread is irrelevant. No one owes anyone any explanation about any of this, OP. So be confused. No one cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole thread is irrelevant. No one owes anyone any explanation about any of this, OP. So be confused. No one cares.

AMEN. OP, and any of the other women with "concerns" or "questions" ( ) about the way others choose to live their lives should really do some soul-searching into their own lives. They might turn up some mighty unpleasant truths about themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This doesn't seem like musings. It's you starting another lame WOHM vs SAHM debate. Good for you that you love working out of the home, that you don't envy SAHMs and that you think working is the only way to contribute to society. Clap, clap.

My parents were immigrants and they love America as do I. It's because we have the CHOICE. No one here is forced to stay veiled and at home. If we can afford to stay at home we have that choice.

You don't have to put down a SAHM by thinking she isn't a contributing member to society. Your missing the point of the freedoms we have. Rather than thinking you are doing some great service to the world by earning a paycheck you're missing that you have that choice to do so or to not do so.

Working out of the home is not the privilege. The CHOICE is the privilege.

+1 to all of this.

I WOH, but agree that it's completely uncalled for to comment about SAHMs not 'contributing' in the same ways as WOHMs. I SAH for a year after DD1, and it is such a tough job!