Never Actually Worked?

Never Actually Worked?

by Sandra Carol Mers Clayton on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 4:39am ·

               


Wow! Big news: stay-at-home-moms aren't intelligent enough to understand economics, and they don't know what real work is ... especially, I guess, those WEALTHY stay-at-homers.  This is according to Hilary Rosen , a CNN political contributor, former Democratic strategist and frequent visitor to the White House.

Granted, Hilary was speaking of the fact that Ann Romney is wealthy - that she most likely had/has lots of help: a cook, housekeepers, etc., - or not. Does Hilary KNOW this? Does she KNOW that Ann Romney never worked? (Actually, after googling "Ann Romney" I found some who say that Ann Romney didn't have live-in help and did cook for her family, when they were at home.)

The fact remains, though, that Hilary Rosen said, "Guess what? His wife has never actually worked a day in her life ...".

Even if that were true, the question comes to mind: Are there NO intelligent stay-at-home-wealthy-moms? None who can understand economics? None who are highly educated? None who've ever worked outside of their homes?  Are ALL wealthy women simply lay-around-waiting-to-be-waited-on women, who contribute nothing to their families, to society?  I hardly think so.  Click on "Ann Romney" and you will find out quite a few things about her - like how much volunteer work she's done and does, as she was being a stay-at-home-mom, and as she was also aiding and supporting her husband's political career.

Guess what, Hilary?  You don't KNOW that about Ann Romney.  You've belittled a woman without proof of what you said. By insinuation you are saying that women who choose to be home raising their children, and making a home for their families have "never worked a day in their lives".  That they can't understand the "outside" world. That economics is above their heads.  Maybe you think the stay-at-home-WORKING-women (and some dads) are just a bit "less than" those who CHOOSE to leave their kids and home in others' hands, while they work outside of their homes.

There are many women who are not fortunate enough to be able to stay at home; they MUST work outside of their homes, even when they'd prefer not to.  They need to supplement their husbands' salaries, or they may be single moms who have total responsibility of caring for their children and their homes. They have no less love for their families. They do what they have to do.

There are other women who COULD stay home but CHOOSE not to.  They prefer a career other than working in their homes. They work outside of their homes with the help of others (nannies, house cleaners, etc.).  They don't love their families any less than those who stay home.

The thing is, Hilary Rosen, women CHOOSE different ways because we are different. And that's okay. But, contrary to what you seem to think, many, many women who choose to stay home, to WORK within their homes, DO have brains enough to understand the "outside world" - things like economics. On the other hand, working outside of the home does not guarantee that you understand economics! :)  Neither being a stay-at-home-mom nor being a work-outside-of-the-home-mom is criteria for intelligence - either mom is capable of understanding economics. (I speak of economics because you, Hilary, spoke of it.) Nor is it true that a stay-at-home-mom, wealthy or not, cannot understand the lives of other moms who MUST work outside of their homes. You do not have to walk in another's shoes in order to understand them, to see the ups and downs in their lives, to see where you can help.

Yes, I have read your comments and listened to you on t.v. ... the big news story of the week. After reading, word for word, what you said, I still believe you are insinuating that stay-at-home-moms "have never worked a day in their lives"...... even if you were speaking specifically of Ann Romney, as a wealthy stay-at-home-mom.  Stay-at-home-moms WORK.  They are "on" 24/7.  They have few sit-around-doing-nothing times.  It's beyond me why women who work outside of their homes as nannies, cooks, maids ... nurses, teachers, etc. are seen as "working women", when the stay-at-home-moms are doing the very same work (yes, even some nursing and lots of teaching!), plus more, but are not considered to be "working women"!

Hilary Rosen, you owe ALL stay-at-home-moms an apology - not just Ann Romney.  They work. They WORK. They work long and hard.

They balance household budgets, buy groceries, pay bills, hand out allowances - they handle money.

Guess what?  They CAN understand economics ... because they DO actually work!

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