Ann Romney drafted into new 'mommy wars' skirmish
Do we really have to refight the mommy wars? Ann Romney was a stay-at-home-mom with five boys, how does that not fit into the concept of 'work'?
Mitt Romney and Ann Romney at a campaign rally in Illinois March 20, 2012. She's been drafted into the 'mommy wars' for being a stay-at-home mom and not "working."
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Sigh.
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Politics aside, I think a number of the sleep-deprived, oatmeal-covered moms taking care of their kids might disagree about that whole 鈥渨ork鈥� concept. (Oh wait, that鈥檚 me this morning.)聽
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Five kids at home.聽 I shudder.
Rosen has clarified her point. All she was saying, Rosen explained, was that Mitt Romney probably shouldn鈥檛 be using his wife as his guide to women鈥檚 economic problems.聽
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Well, the political point might be a valid one to debate. (Not going there on this site.) But it would be kinda nice if we could stop throwing dirt and value judgments around on other moms 鈥� even in a presidential campaign.