Children may come first, but it's also important that parents have other stimuli. If that means going to work, then call me an '80s throwback they shouldn't be judged harshly. I'm not advocating that children should attend the school of hard knocks, either. Childhood should be full of wonder, and most parents will always try to give their children the best youth they possibly can. But they shouldn't beat themselves up if it's not always idyllic.
Life's too complex to attribute selfishness to one group of women or another.
And wrapping children in cottonwool clouds isn't beneficial even if it were possible. Felicity Robinson is a freelance journalist. The Age Company Ltd 2000. Any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.