The real mommy wars.Shannon Chamberlain's commentary on the "mommy wars" fascinated me ("The Real Mommy Wars," October). The mommy wars are fought solely by women who feel guilty about the choices they've made. Caitlin Flanagan and Carrie Lukas Carrie L. Lukas is the Vice-President and director of policy for the conservative but non-partisan Independent Women's Forum. Before her tenure at the IWF Carrie Lukas worked for then-U. S. must overlook people like myself, the underachievers of our generations. I graduated in the middle of my class from high school in 1994, though I was (if I do say so myself) one of the brighter kids in school. I never had much ambition but to get married and raise a family and then hang out with my husband while we grow old. I'm not lazy by any means; I work hard maintaining our household, while my husband works hard providing the means for me to do so. Our house isn't perfectly clean and orderly orderly /or·der·ly/ (or´der-le) an attendant in a hospital who works under the direction of a nurse. or·der·ly n. An attendant in a hospital. , and there are plenty of wrinkles wrinkles See bells and whistles. in our lives. But we are a functioning, affectionate family with the choice of having a parent home full-time. My self-worth isn't dependent on a to-do list, a contact sheet, or a paycheck. Someday some·day adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Usage Note: The adverbs someday and sometime express future time indefinitely: We'll succeed someday. Come sometime. I might have a "career," but for now I am truly pleased to be a "stay-at-home mom" driving a minivan back and forth to ballet and Cub Scouts. I'll be thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. if my son and daughters make the same choices. Dusti Worley Chuang Birmingham, AL |
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