Yes! I started writing a thing about the burden experienced by kids who know they are their mother's full-time job and raison d'etre. You can't just go home and go to your room and do your own thing when she's not seen anyone all day and been home waiting for you. https://twitter.com/SeidorfJ/status/938003128405954562 …
But did you mother have an outside life or was she expected to be at home and focused on you 24/7? Some women are naturally fulfilled by domestic stuff and the company of children but most of us need more.
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You were talking about children, so I talked about children. Then you started talking about children. OK. I think that a significant number of mothers are better off working outside the home. I think almost all children are worse off.
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Something went wrong in that first bit. I disagree that children are worse off. I think most parents prioritise them when they make their decisions.
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If I didn't work, I would probably have become depressed, When my daughter 2.5, I started feeling that way. This wouldn't have been good for her. Also, we'd not have a house with a garden in a nice area by a good school & savings for her future.
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She had a rich social life with her neighbors/friends. She's still in touch with one of her old friends today, decades after everyone moved away.
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Well, there you go then. She was presumably fulfilled by this. I'm not. Not one of my neighbours and real-life friends share my interests. For that I need to get involved with academia and politics.
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