The principal works with this every day. His presuppositions were earned with every child he cared for. He is living in the 21st, not 18th, century. People no longer need to have their lives lived by 50 - but these babies probably wouldn't have lived through their first winter in the 18th century.
Motherhood isn't a job - we can't punch out at the end of the day. Mothers can't quit when plans go wrong or they aren't appreciated. Motherhood is the only vocation I've ever felt - I don't understand why everyone equates it to a job. I work at a job to provide for my children. I wouldn't do it if I wasn't paid. Motherhood is the hardest of hard work, but it isn't a job.
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You're aging these mothers by two years
Date: 2008-06-21 01:47 pm (UTC)Motherhood isn't a job - we can't punch out at the end of the day. Mothers can't quit when plans go wrong or they aren't appreciated. Motherhood is the only vocation I've ever felt - I don't understand why everyone equates it to a job. I work at a job to provide for my children. I wouldn't do it if I wasn't paid. Motherhood is the hardest of hard work, but it isn't a job.