I think the ones that think it is a cop out are jelous of those who choose to stay home. I admire the women who can stay home with her kids. Those that choose or have to work I admire them also. Being a mom is not an easy job.

Everyone that said “yes” should pay for child care for all the indiginous “cop-outs”. It’s a blessing to be a stay at home mom. Romneys wife is rich, so of course she is a “cop-out”. RON PAUL 2012!

I think it goes the other way around. My mom was a working mom and all the moms on our street (they were stay at home moms) looked down on my mom for working and not staying home with me. My mom provided for me and made sure I was taken care of and gave me a great education, one that she could not afford if she wasn’t working. Sure I wish I had seen her more, but I wouldn’t trade anything. I love my mom! Now I’m 26 years old with a college degree and loving life. Women should work, no matter what the situation. If women complain about their life as a stay at home mom, they have no one to blame but themselves.

I was a stay at home mom for the first 5 years of my daughter’s life because I was lucky enough to do that and that was the choice my husband and I made. Once she started Kindergarden I went back to work. And I really believe that we have a special bond because of that. She has grown up to be a wonderful person so far and I do believe it’s because I got to raise her and not someone else. She is 12 now and I still thank my husband for letting me be albe to do that.

I say to each there own and you do what you have to do for your family. A lot of us aren’t able to stay home, but if you can and that is something you want to do BRAVO!

Who the hell did that woman on the phone think she is…I was lucky enough to stay home for the first 9 yrs of my kids school yrs and then worked part time when they were in High school. Now as adults they tell me how they loved having me home for them when they got home from school, even as high schoolers.
And as far as feeling fulfilled…totally!

After 20+ years in the school system and working part time as well as being a full time mom (stay at home) I’ve see the working parents leave the moral and character upbringing to the schools or care givers. I did it at one point so I’ve seen both sides and there is nothing wrong with being a “stay at home” mom. That doesn’t mean that you give up your life – you’re just investing in everyone’s future.

This has been the hardest job I’ve ever had !!!!!’ it. Ever ends, all day every day of the year…. So shut your mouth all you selfish little girls,
You don’t deserve an opinion until you have walked in a real woman’s shoes!!! Have a wonderful weekend~

I meant it Never ends! OOPS

I feel VERY LUCKY that I was able to stay home and raise my kids! All the neighborhood kids were at our house and I KNEW who my kids were with and what they were doing. My children are grown now and wonderful, successful people and they tell me they were so fortunate to have me at home when they were growning up. It was a lot of work but I enjoyed every minute. I’m a working person now and it’s much less stressfull and I can walk away after 8 hours. Being at home and raising kids is a 24 hour a day job.

There is a Republican War on Women … States are limiting access to Medical choices, allowing doctors to lie to patients without fear of malpractice, ordering medically unnecessary procedures, repealing equal pay for equal work laws and accusing single moms of being child abusers, even if the ex-spouse abused her and the children, we all know stay at home moms work hard, we all do at home with less help from spouses then we should have, however, I think part of the problem with Mrs. Romney isn’t that she chose to stay home with her kids but that she had 5 maids to help her …. it’s all a matter of CHOICE for Women … We SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE to stay home or work and if work is necessary for economic viabliltiy of the family, no matter it’s make-up, we should received equal pay for that work …. If women were the ones who overwhelmingly lost their jobs … then how come the MEN in our family are the ones out of work?

When did it become a bad thing that mom’s stay at home. I would have loved to have my mom stay at home. Get a viewpoint from the kids. I came from a divorced family and had to take care of my younger sister while my mom HAD to work. I grew up a latchkey kid.

This world is dangerous and there are many negative influences. My brother is a recovering alchoholic. He took his first drink at the age of 13 after school when my parents were not home. They never knew that he was drinking. That for me, was one of the reasons I stayed home with my kids when they were young, and even now that they are older, I work part time so that I can take them to school and pick them up after school every day. Just recently I saw kids behind my sons highschool doing drugs This for me reaffirmed my choice. I plan to be there for my kids every single day, until they go off to college and I am proud of the choice I made. Every mother is a working mother whether she works outside of the home or not.

NO..staying at home is not a cop out! To the female doctor who made her comments about not knowing ONE woman in her practice who feels fulfilled! She’s certainly entitled to her opinion, but please don’t put ALL woman in that category! To me, being a mom is the most important job in the world…with all due respect to the nannies out there…nobody will love your child like a mom (or dad). I wouldn’t trade holding my twin daughters when they are sad, hurt, or before their naps, reading to them, going on their field trips, being home when they have to come home from school because they are sick, hearing what they have to say, answering their questions, teaching them how to treat people, how to love, compassion etc etc for ALL the money in the world! Just ask any child who they would rather have do all of the above…a nanny or their mom! In my opinion, sending a child to daycare or nursery school at two is outrageous! In MY opinion! Maybe the doctor who phoned in needs to work to feel better about herself. I do without a lot materially to raise my daughters, but it’s worth it! When they go to college I’ll take back the life I had before I had them! Thanks for the opportunity to voice my opinion – oh – by the way – right now I’m sitting in my pj’s listening to KRTH and eating bon-bons!!! Ha ha ha!!!

I was a stay at home mom of eight it was very hard work that I loved so much. It gave me such joy. Now, with the economy the way it is I have to work. I still have small children 5,9, and 11 and it is so difficult to spend that quality time with my kids with school, activites, etc. I believe either way Just being a mom is a lot of work because, we all want the best of our children and we always do what we have to.

To the female physician who says all women she knows are “unfulfilled” when staying at home with children, the Greatest job , and the MOST IMPORTANT job on this earth is to be a parent, not just someone who births a child, then turns them over to the village at the age of 2 “…because they have their friends and playgroups, and they don’t need their parents anymore.” I am so sorry for this Dr., because I don’t think she understands her role. I am the mother of 5 grown children, and the grandmother of 10, and I am truely grateful that I am able to continue working with my family, as well as teaching 9 year olds, and being able to be a part of their wonderful lives. I am totally fulfilled, although sometimes exhausted, but I couldn’t be happier! As well as working with my children and grandchildren, I work alongside my husband, a financial consultant, as his administrative asst., and believe me, I see many mothers who understand and are concerned with this economy, and where this country is headed. If you want a true picture of understanding this country, ASK A MOM!

I stayed at home with my 4 kids until my youngest started Jr. High. I wouldn’t have done it any other way. No one can substitute for a Mom who is there for your kids all day and after school. It is the hardest thing anyone can do and if you can do it financially, the most importatnt thing you will ever do. You are shaping lives here, people!

I am a feminist. I believe in a woman’s right to choose and in equal social, political, and economic opportunities for men and women. If a family has the financial ability to have one parent, male or female, stay to work inside the home then that is their decision. Being a parent is one of the most important jobs in our society, and it is one of the most difficult. I would love to be able to stay at home and focus on raising my baby, especially for the first few years of their life. That is not a “cop out,” it is an important choice- MY choice. When I choose to go back to the paid workforce, that will also be MY choice- and that won’t be a “cop out” either.

I was a stay at home mom, and I loved it. I was very lucky to be able be there for them. All the kids came to my house and I knew all of my girls friends. That Dr. that called in, does not know what she is talking about. I did not start drinking until I worked outside the home. I think that the people who say it is a cop out are the people who are envious of those who do not have to a job outside the home.

P.s. I hope the doctor ‘mom’ (using that term lightly) is NOT a therapist!!!!

we were fortunate enough that I made enough money so my wife did not have to work, and I credit her for how my three kids are now college graduates with Masters degrees. she worked harder than me alot of the time I am sure.

No Way! Stay at home mom’s are the best! I was a stay at home mom and raised 3 children who are all a benefit to our world. I do not feel it is a “cop out”! Yes, there were hard times, but that was our decision, and yes, our choice, to be there for our children. I truly think it can be done….and kudos to all who can and kudos to those who do work and raise great children!

I believe moms should stay at home with their kids. If they can afford to do it, it is the most important job they will ever have!

It is not easy yo be a stay-at-home mum, raising children and trying to run a home is one of the hardest jobs out there. Mothers that get the chance to stay home with their children are blessed and I don’t think that anyone should feel guilty or made to feel less of a person if you do. The same goes for working mothers who had to balance both a job and the kids not to mention the “stigma” of leaving your kids.
Mrs Romney stayed home and raised her children however, she did not have the added burden of washing, cleaning, cooking, picking up after and being with your kids 24/7. I am sure being married to a millionair she had a staff to help her with these things. I sulute her and the other mothers who chose to stay home, I also sulute the mums that had to work because they had no choice and wanted to give ther kids a better life. However, I do not think that Ann Romney should be the one to be out there trying to be the poster child for stay at home mums, give that honor to someone who trully had to walk the walk.

As an empty nester, I was a working mother not because I chose to work but because I had to work, and now that I have no kids in my home I still choose to work to have a better way of life…but back then if I would have had a choice I would have chosen to stay home with my kids at least the formative years…but then I think it’s up to the indiviual mom and how they feel staying home or working…to get to the point…for some it a choice for some it’s not.

The people who think that staying at home and raising your children is a “cop out” are the one’s that have the spoiled kids who have no discipline and no manners! I stayed home with my children and worked from my home so that I could be there with them until they were school aged. If I could have managed to stay at home and make enough money on a regular basis, I would have stayed home with them throughout their school time. There are too many children that are raised by babysitters, nanny’s and daycare’s where they don’t get the attention, care and love that they deserve