Comments on: The End of the “Mommy Wars”? http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/ Reading and writing in the heart of Virginia Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Elizabeth http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1915 Wed, 02 May 2007 13:47:33 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1915 Being a stay-at-home mom is wasted on the kids!

]]> By: Christy http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1898 Tue, 01 May 2007 23:44:12 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1898 What I really want, now that my kids are grown and out of the house, is to be a stay-at-home-mom. Best of both worlds, I think.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1884 Tue, 01 May 2007 15:49:30 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1884 So much judging and feeling judged. I think there’s so much pressure on moms now to do everything right. I just saw a story this morning in the Daily Progress about how plastic baby bottles might be harmful. Our parents rejoiced in plastic bottles! The pressure today carries over into every little decision.

Stay-at-home (especially homeschooling) moms hear that comment “I’d go crazy if I had to be with my kids all day” a lot. And they do feel crazy sometimes, just like working moms feel crazy when the boss wants them to work overtime and the kids want help with their homework and hubby wants a foot massage — all at the same time. But the answer to the craziness is for moms to take care of themselves and speak up for themselves, not pick on each other.

]]> By: Marijean http://cvillewords.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1874 Tue, 01 May 2007 12:08:47 +0000 http://cvillewords.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-end-of-the-mommy-wars/#comment-1874 On http://www.stlworkingmom.com there was recently a mommy wars flare up — it still exists — this time, it was sparked by one mom offering an unwanted opinion to a working mom (slow down, essentially) and another working mom saying she’d go nuts if she had to stay home all the time. I was astounded at how fired up the moms became. I’ve just read Mommy Wars, as a result, and found it to be a refreshing collection of essays with many different points of view.
My point, btw, with the post that set off the battle of the moms, was that we should support one another, no matter what we decide to do. Sigh.

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