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Real moms stay home

This is regarding Deborah Taylor-Hollis's commentary in the July 1 issue of the Sun ("Real moms know Bosco is a food group").

Real mothers stay home with their kids and take care of them. Real women do not buy into the myth put forth by the radical feminist movement that women are somehow super-beings and can work, raise a family and keep house.

While her article started off somewhat reasonably--yes, we have all had times where we didn't quite get to things, and we all know that we are not Martha Stewarts--the rest of the article is very disturbing. I don't know who she is talking about. I don't know anybody who would lie about their family's state of array or disarray. She sounds like a woman who needs to really sit back and evaluate her position in life. She doesn't sound like she is doing anything well or is happy doing it. I can't imagine treating my kids the way she does.

Sure, we all know that everything doesn't always go as planned, but I always make sure my kids are fed properly, bathe regularly, brush their teeth and have clean bed sheets. These are basics in life. If you can't even get these things done, what is going on? It is a mother's (parent's) responsibility to take care of the children she brings into the world. If she doesn't want to take care of them, don't have children.

I am a real mom and I stay home and take care of my kids, and I know many more like me. The only ones I know that are described in the commentary are moms who work outside the home, and their kids are always the ones who suffer.

Maybe these moms ought to get their priorities straight. And before I get all the B.S. about not being able to afford it, I understand if you are a single mother, there is not much you can do. But if you are married, why don't you change your lifestyle to accommodate your kids? Your kids will be around for a long time--that bigger house or new BMW will not.

Teri Lynn Baron
Saratoga

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This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, July 8, 1998.
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