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Motherhood might be revered in poetry, but outside the subcultures that support
the one-earner nuclear family, staying home with one's child is often considered
a waste of a woman's talents and education. And although the women's movement
declares every mother a working mother, I'm not so sure. Because, if there is no
pay, no Social Security, and no time off, how can it really be bonafide labor.
Unless. Unless you're taking care of someone else's child. If you're a nanny, a
teacher, a foster parent--well, that's worth a paycheck. Even the federal
government will pay a poor working mother's childcare provider to watch her
three year old, but it won't pay that mother to do the same job at home.
Evidently, caring from one's own child is not real work."
--The Motherhood Confidential
the one-earner nuclear family, staying home with one's child is often considered
a waste of a woman's talents and education. And although the women's movement
declares every mother a working mother, I'm not so sure. Because, if there is no
pay, no Social Security, and no time off, how can it really be bonafide labor.
Unless. Unless you're taking care of someone else's child. If you're a nanny, a
teacher, a foster parent--well, that's worth a paycheck. Even the federal
government will pay a poor working mother's childcare provider to watch her
three year old, but it won't pay that mother to do the same job at home.
Evidently, caring from one's own child is not real work."
--The Motherhood Confidential