Working Mom or Stay-at-Home Mom
Working Mom or Stay-at-Home Mom
For decades women have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom and raise their children, it has been in some cases a decision received with dismay by some. Whether the choice was plan, a divorce or becoming a widow, it has been and still is one that many women have made and are very proud they did. In the article “The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood / Paradise Lost (Domestic Division),” by Terry Martin Hekker, she talks about herself and how other people viewed her as a stay-at-home mom. Sometimes the perceptions of others can change your entire outlook on a situation. As in the article “A Mother’s Day Kiss,” by Leslie Bennetts, she talks about herself also and the women she interview and how they felt about being stay-at-home moms. For some moms the joy of being home and caring for their children every day is one that cannot be replaced but then for other moms working along with caring for their children is a joy that cannot be replaced.
For instance, a couple may plan to have a baby both decide that it will be better for the mom to quit her job, stay home for a while and raise their child. Everyone is in agreement with this decision, they talked it over with their parents, friends and co-workers and this is a good plan. No one views the new mom as a stay-at-home mom because she has a job to go back to. She will stay home for about six weeks and then go back to work, put the baby in day care and continue with their lives. Many couples that can’t have their own children adopt, this requires planning also and the agreement of who is going to take care of the child or children. Sometimes making a decision is not as easy as it seems but the willingness to make a sacrifice is not hard and does not lead to the mom saying “My husband understood my stress level, but his answer was, ‘then you leave work’. It was my problem.”(Bennetts 419). Parents that stay with the plan they have agreed upon makes for a good marriage
For decades women have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom and raise their children, it has been in some cases a decision received with dismay by some. Whether the choice was plan, a divorce or becoming a widow, it has been and still is one that many women have made and are very proud they did. In the article “The Satisfactions of Housewifery and Motherhood / Paradise Lost (Domestic Division),” by Terry Martin Hekker, she talks about herself and how other people viewed her as a stay-at-home mom. Sometimes the perceptions of others can change your entire outlook on a situation. As in the article “A Mother’s Day Kiss,” by Leslie Bennetts, she talks about herself also and the women she interview and how they felt about being stay-at-home moms. For some moms the joy of being home and caring for their children every day is one that cannot be replaced but then for other moms working along with caring for their children is a joy that cannot be replaced.
For instance, a couple may plan to have a baby both decide that it will be better for the mom to quit her job, stay home for a while and raise their child. Everyone is in agreement with this decision, they talked it over with their parents, friends and co-workers and this is a good plan. No one views the new mom as a stay-at-home mom because she has a job to go back to. She will stay home for about six weeks and then go back to work, put the baby in day care and continue with their lives. Many couples that can’t have their own children adopt, this requires planning also and the agreement of who is going to take care of the child or children. Sometimes making a decision is not as easy as it seems but the willingness to make a sacrifice is not hard and does not lead to the mom saying “My husband understood my stress level, but his answer was, ‘then you leave work’. It was my problem.”(Bennetts 419). Parents that stay with the plan they have agreed upon makes for a good marriage
Cited: Hekker, Terry Martin. “The Satisfaction of Housewifery and Motherhood / Paradise Lost (Domestic Division).” Writing and Reading across the Curriculum. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. 10th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. 412-417. Print. Bennetts, Leslie. “A Mother’s Day Kiss.” Writing and Reading across the Curriculum. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. 10th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. 418-420. Print.