Comments on: A Labour of Love http://littlemissmocha.com/2010/03/13/a-labour-of-love/ sweet cravings & salty language Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Denise Nielsen http://littlemissmocha.com/2010/03/13/a-labour-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Denise Nielsen Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:58:32 +0000 http://littlemissmocha.com/?p=439#comment-297 Although I ALWAYS felt staying home with my kids was valuable, whenever I would meet new people I felt I had to justify it. Why couldn't I just say with pride, "I'm a stay-at-home mom" instead of giving a slightly babbling resume-style "I used to be a naval officer and a newspaper editor, but now I do freelance writing and editing from home while I look after my three children" explanation? To this day, I don't know why I did that. Something to do with societal pressure to feel successful, which suggests that despite all our progress, we still have the inability to colletively recognize what is truly valuable: our children. Great post! Although I ALWAYS felt staying home with my kids was valuable, whenever I would meet new people I felt I had to justify it. Why couldn’t I just say with pride, “I’m a stay-at-home mom” instead of giving a slightly babbling resume-style “I used to be a naval officer and a newspaper editor, but now I do freelance writing and editing from home while I look after my three children” explanation? To this day, I don’t know why I did that. Something to do with societal pressure to feel successful, which suggests that despite all our progress, we still have the inability to colletively recognize what is truly valuable: our children.

Great post!

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