http://www.momsrising.org/blog/wake-up-this-is-the-reality-of-worklife-for-american-families/ Where Moms and the people who love them fight for a better America Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/wake-up-this-is-the-reality-of-worklife-for-american-families/comment-page-1/#comment-108192 Alfreda Kutchie Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:33:10 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=3784#comment-108192 Thanks. I have just been looking for info approximately this topic for ages and yours is the best I've come upon so far. But, what about the bottom line? Thanks. I have just been looking for info approximately this topic for ages and yours is the best I’ve come upon so far. But, what about the bottom line?

]]> http://www.momsrising.org/blog/wake-up-this-is-the-reality-of-worklife-for-american-families/comment-page-1/#comment-27948 Ekere Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:55:42 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=3784#comment-27948 This is a fabulous initiative. I struggle with the reality of this country: we are workers first and parents second. Choosing to be at home--for most of us--means making a large financial sacrifice. So this becomes the choice: do you take a hit financially and stay home or do you work outside the home and put your child in a school that espouses values that may not match your own? Good schools, quality childcare, work with child care options available on premises, adequate vacation time, paid maternity leave--these are not dreams, they exist in other countries. Why not here? Because this is not the priority in this country. maybe it never will be. This is a fabulous initiative. I struggle with the reality of this country: we are workers first and parents second. Choosing to be at home–for most of us–means making a large financial sacrifice. So this becomes the choice: do you take a hit financially and stay home or do you work outside the home and put your child in a school that espouses values that may not match your own? Good schools, quality childcare, work with child care options available on premises, adequate vacation time, paid maternity leave–these are not dreams, they exist in other countries. Why not here? Because this is not the priority in this country. maybe it never will be.

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