Our culture thanks to the women's movement has created a very destructive notion, a notion that even many conservative women buy into. I certainly did. I must say that I did buy into this mentality when I began staying home. But I cannot continue that charade any longer. Let's face it.
Children know when they are the priority.
They also know when their parents are tired, overworked, harried and distracted by worries about work. We can comfort ourselves all we want with platitudes about quality time, but I think we are all beginning to realize how critical it is that we be there most of the time. I have two little boys and another baby on the way. Both my husband and I have been transformed by the experience. Our careers are no longer the ultimate priorities.