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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, too.  And I SAH.  There should have been something along the lines of what the PP wrote above in the article.  There just aren't that many choices when it comes to child-rearing.  And I find it odd that moms are judgmental of other moms.  The women's movement was about women being able to make choices.  So, why judge others for their choices?  We should be supporting each other.[/quote]

Feminism is not about women being able to make choices. It's about social, political, and economic equality for men and women. Obviously this includes women making choices.  But it is certainly does not include women being able to make choices immune from criticism about how those choices fit into larger societal issues. [/quote]

Thank you. I'm so sick of hearing women (generally SAHMs) talk about how feminism is supposed to be all about making the "choice" to continue staying at home. Actually, the original feminists were fighting for the "right" - not the choice - to vote, to own property, and to be able to enter the workforce. It's only since this silly "opt-out" debate began that women have started using the feminist cause to support their choice to opt out of the work force. Yes, ideally, women *and men* should be able to make choices about childcare and workplace responsibilities, but until we get to a place where women are actually afforded equality in the workplace and in the larger political scheme, SAHMs aren't really advancing the feminist cause.[/quote]

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