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2016 Postmortem

GermanDem

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3. I think the discussion is legitimate.

Reply to larkrake (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 01:31 PM

Apr 2012

There is no doubt about the fact that stay-at-home moms work hard (been there, done it myself). But I doubt that Ann Romney had to do all the domestic housework that middle-class stay-at-home moms have to do on top of raising the kids, like cleaning, laundry, yard work, etc. So I think stay-at-home moms shouldn't feel offended, because we all know they do all this work (and Ann Romney didn't). To question where the nannies came from, that's a totally different, unrelated discussion imho.

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Stay at home moms Do work harder than most, but Ann Romney did not [View all] larkrake Apr 2012 OP

I don't like this discussion AT ALL, elleng Apr 2012 #1

She is said to have MS, and it is unfortunate, but she has put herself larkrake Apr 2012 #4

I checked that out and I think her even having it would not matter LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #13

SAH moms do work hard, no doubt, but not harder than most. Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #2

I think the discussion is legitimate. GermanDem Apr 2012 #3

Which is why I placed this in Politics 2012. It isnt where they came from larkrake Apr 2012 #5

What is rarely mentioned is that for most stay at home moms there hedgehog Apr 2012 #6

I hope you weren't implying that Ann had stress from being a stay at home mom with the above issues. LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #15

I meant exactly the opposite - that Ann hedgehog Apr 2012 #16

This is a poisonous line of attack. denem Apr 2012 #7

Whyt should they be off limits? Retrograde Apr 2012 #19

I have a problem Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #8

That is today's reality. denem Apr 2012 #10

We (women) are still shooting ourselves in the foot fugop Apr 2012 #17

Thanks for challenging my assumptions Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2012 #18

The point is that Ann Romney was fortunate enough to have had choices..... FrenchieCat Apr 2012 #9

No, there is another point. denem Apr 2012 #11

I was fortunate to have a choice to be a stay at home mom The empressof all Apr 2012 #12

Really? abelenkpe Apr 2012 #14

Is there proof that she had nannies? geek_sabre Apr 2012 #20