Huffington Post mommy blogger, Glennon Melton, wants to tell those people who still have intense debates on whether it’s better to be a working mom or stay-at-home mom to — get over it; every woman is different. It’s not surprising that the issue is still so sensitive in an era where women run huge corporations, run for president and run a household all at the same time.
The decision to do either is definitely a personal one, but when people are vehemently against one or the other is where the real problem is. And in this economy many women have no choice but to work full time. The thought that one woman could feel so strongly about how another woman runs her household is beyond me, especially when the common goal is to raise healthy, productive citizens.
And adding fuel to the fire are those annual reports that calculate how much the salary of stay-at-home would be; the 2011 Salary.com report says full-time moms are worth $115,000 per year. Another recent report by the American Psychological Association indicated that working moms have better overall health and fewer symptoms of depression than those who stay at home. The point of views and study findings are endless.
Melton’s point of view on the issue is an admirable one in that no matter what a woman decides, she is teaching girls that they have a choice and is to be commended for the hard work and commitment put into either decision. She says, “I’m not necessarily trying to raise an executive or a mommy. I’m trying to raise a woman. And there are as many different right ways to be a woman as there are women.”
Is there a happy medium here where women would not have to choose between being a full-time working mom and a full-time stay-at-home mom, and still have a financially secure household?
