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See...that's not the point
It's not about helping the mothers. It's about what is good for the kids. People have completely lost sight of the fact that parental responsibility isn't about the PARENTS and their choices/desires/dreams. It's about raising the kids in an environment best suited to them. Staying at home does not preclude making your own money and pursuing your own dreams. It simply changes the field of choices you have during those first few developmental years. I still contend that this entire "debate" is about selfishness and materialism. It has everything to do with women, mothers, fathers, and their financial/personal desires...but all it SHOULD be about is the children and the fact that people don't seem to think they need to be raised by parents anymore. It doesn't take a village. It takes responsible parents. Hiring a nanny to do the "job" who has good enough references, the right value system, and the requisite first aid skills has never, does not, and never will be a substitute for the security of a caring home with a mother and father who are there to parent. It preserves the mother's freedom and the father's ability to live in a two-income situation, but it doesn't serve anyone else. You can talk about what women deserve all you like, but this is supposed to be about what the kids deserve and are not getting.