I read this letter and response from the advice column at the Roanoke
Times, and all I could think was "Are we still talking about this?"
I mean, really. Still? In 2007, there are people who are still unable
to combine their observations and personal experiences to grasp the
concept that stay at home parents aren't just sitting around eating
bonbons and watching Oprah all day. There are other people who think
working parents can't possibly be good parents. There are people who
think a dad can't be as effective as a primary caregiver as a mother,
and I've learned my lesson about even contemplating the
child-free-versus-childbearing points of view, but those people are
all out there sniping at one another too. Still.
I like advicegiver Carolyn Hax's response (especially the part where
she suggests the letterwriter is lying about having friends with
kids). But the real answer here is to stop worrying so much about
other people's choices.
Great. Now I'm craving bonbons.
