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Sep
15
In Praise of Working Moms and All Women
Filed Under Sarah Palin
After reading all of the comments and letters to the editor in the paper recently dealing with the “controversy” of the possibility of a working mother being elected as Vice President of the United States, I just wanted to let all of the working women who are moms, grandmothers and friends of parents know that I appreciate their hard work on behalf of their families and the sacrifices that they make daily for their kids.
People who question whether a woman can handle her professional and family life (especially with a husband who most likely will be a stay-at-home dad) are making hardworking moms everywhere cringe — regardless of their political philosophy.
I know that naysayers always abound, so you’ve learned to ignore their negativity years ago, so it’s probably not even necessary to say don’t let those who view women as best kept at home get you down.
Your business skills — in the office, or shop, or factory, or at your own business, or even at home — show that you know how to handle yourself, your career and your family without worrying about people who have little concept about women in the workplace.
Ignore the noise and remain confident and proud!
Mobile and Paper. Photo by Carlo Nicora.
Photo by Carlo Nicora.
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5 Responses to “In Praise of Working Moms and All Women”
What’s the difference between George Bush and Sarah Palin?
Lipstick
Hi Zay,
I don’t mind if people are opposed to Sarah Palin.
The message that comes through in the letters is not that they are opposed to her positions, but that a woman with kids shouldn’t be in the White House as Vice President.
I’d respect the arguments more if they were more focused on her qualifications, rather than her children and the fact that she is a mother. Many women today work outside of the home and a great number of them are also mothers.
Hello Chris.
I have no problem with a woman, a black person, a latino, a mother of 5, a father of 6 in high office. If they are qualified. I have seen many parents of both genders that are not qualified to be parents at all, say nothing of parenting and holding an extremely important position.
I am not party affiliated, I vote the individual and the issue, every time.
I do think it’s ludicrous that she is running under this ” change ” banner, when she appears to hold the same views and policy positions as the current president and VP.
I think she is a liar, and very self righteous, and a danger to us all if elected.
Sorry for posting off message.
I agree that a person should be judged on qualifications and charachter, not gender/race/religion. Or how many kids they have.
Hi Zay,
It’s good that you’ve shared your opinion based on political criteria, rather than just dismissing Sarah Palin because she has kids.
You do more to advance your position than do the multitudes who focus on the trivial and end up creating sympathy for the subject of their missives.
It must be something about humanity in general, but it always seems that we end up focusing on the trivial, rather than substantial policy questions.
That was the mistake many who didn’t like George Bush’s policies made when they made personal attacks on the President, rather than keeping their focus on policy specifics. Personal attacks that just seem mean don’t win over converts from the other side.
The same thing can be said of those who don’t like Barack Obama based on silly notions and who spread obviously false rumors on the internet about his religion, etc.
Much of the political debate these days doesn’t advance a greater understanding of policy considerations. We need a greater competition between various ideas, rather than the silliness that often passes for political debate these days.
Maybe we’d see real changes for the better from both sides if that happened.
Having written the above, I still reserve the right to focus on some silliness myself — i.e. I’ve written how I think Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain are both “hot” in their own ways — but I always try to avoid the meanness of political debate.
Some silliness is okay, as long as it isn’t spiteful and harmful to the political debate.