Newsweek Article

[huakai]

In an article posted by magnummom:

Instead of blaming society, moms today tend to blame themselves. They say they've chosen poorly. And so they take on the Herculean task of being absolutely everything to their children, simply because no one else is doing anything at all to help them. Because if they don't perform magical acts of perfect Mommy

Comments

[magnummom]

That was exactly the paragraph that hit me like a punch to the gut.

[apers]

These articles are hitting LJ like a firestorm. I dont think I have ever seem something that is in so many communites and so many of my freinds journals.

[fooltheworld]

While that was indeed a veryinteresting article I must take exception to this: We now have a situation where well-off women can choose how to live their lives-either outsourcing child care at a sufficiently high level of quality to permit them to work with relative peace of mind or staying at home. We are not well off by any means. I know it seems like a nit picky thing but there's an assumption of privilege there that's not accurate.

[thebunnybrat]

A. I love your icon. It's soooo hot.

B. I love the articles. (I'm having this mommy phase where all that I think about is being a mommy and babies, and it's psycho but I can't stop)

C. I'm giving the articles to my prof to use for another one of her classes - thanks for sharing.

D. I messed up my knitting again - come back to WI.

E. Love you!! :)