Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Letter to the editor:

Stay-at-home moms face less pressure

Hilary Rosen may have used the wrong words, but until a woman works to earn the money to feed and protect her family, she cannot understand fully the critical need this ailing economy has imposed on so many working women and men.

Every stay-at-home mom has the burden of housekeeping, cooking and child rearing, and if there is no man in the house, she is probably also taking care of the car, the lawn and minor home repairs.

There’s no denying that women who work outside of the home have all of those burdens and more. They must meet the needs of their position and satisfy the stated objectives of an employer. The one at home can establish her own schedule and determine if the job she’s done satisfies her personal standards. She is answerable to no one, except perhaps a husband, and if she’s lucky, he may assist her in some of her tasks or, as with the Romneys, hire domestic help to do it.

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