Raising children isn't a REAL job...
You are wrong Mrs. Heinz-Kerry, I have the most important job in the world. I've given birth to 5 children and have spent most of my married life teaching them morals and to value all work and respect the people who do that work.
Working outside the home certainly gives you a different perspective on life, but what could be more important than passing on your knowledge of life to your own children? Doesn't that count for something???
Let's face it, you screwed up! Even though Laura Bush has worked outside the home, her most important job has been as a wife and a mother. I'm not sure you have any idea about that. Of course I wasn't handed millions of dollars on a silver platter. Perhaps your nanny forgot to tell you a few things about women. We are wise, we vote and many of us won't be voting for your husband!
Maybe you should grab a book and sit on the porch of one of your many estates and stay there with your mouth shut until after the election is over.
And, one other question. Why do you cross your arms over your chest everytime you get in front of the camera? Are you saying you are humble or that you aren't receiving the Eucharist?
Geeez! If being a wealthy woman means you go around cutting other women down, count me out on being wealthy!
Working outside the home certainly gives you a different perspective on life, but what could be more important than passing on your knowledge of life to your own children? Doesn't that count for something???
Let's face it, you screwed up! Even though Laura Bush has worked outside the home, her most important job has been as a wife and a mother. I'm not sure you have any idea about that. Of course I wasn't handed millions of dollars on a silver platter. Perhaps your nanny forgot to tell you a few things about women. We are wise, we vote and many of us won't be voting for your husband!
Maybe you should grab a book and sit on the porch of one of your many estates and stay there with your mouth shut until after the election is over.
And, one other question. Why do you cross your arms over your chest everytime you get in front of the camera? Are you saying you are humble or that you aren't receiving the Eucharist?
Geeez! If being a wealthy woman means you go around cutting other women down, count me out on being wealthy!
posted by Kitty at 1:32 PM
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Wow! I've had my head buried in plans for the past few days...what (exactly) did she say? (I get the general idea, but where do I find exact wording?)
Well said, anyway. :)
The only place I found it was USA Today. I did a search for Heinz Kerry and it was at the top. She basically said Laura Bush had never really worked. She apoligized later after she found out Mrs. Bush had worked as a Librarian and I think as a teacher, but never said anything about a mother's job, the hardest of all jobs. Thanks, Kitty
"[being a mother] is the hardest job you'll ever do if you do it right."--my mother
I am 16 years old, and I completely agree with your stance on Mrs. Heinz Kerry's comment. This may sound overused and stale, but the key to a brighter future begins in the home, and having strong maternal role models surely help. Nannies and babysitters, although convenient, don't cut it when it comes to educating morals, values, and principles to children. I know because I am a child. I have a mother who works harder than most people I know, and she still has the energy at the end of each day to encourage, love, and most importantly, listen to me. While they might be basking in their 10 minutes of fame in the political arena, I feel greatly sorry for Mrs. Heinz Kerry's children. I have a mother. She would do anything for me, she guides me, and teaches me. I know she loves me--she bought me a Bush- Cheney shirt today.
Thank you for your kind comments about mothers, esp. your own. And to do it right like your Mom said makes it the hardest job I've ever done. I work as a volunteer for Search and Rescue. It's not an everyday job, but occasionally people get stuck. I rescue people off of mountains, inside caves and all sorts of places. But even if I've been on a Search, when I get home, my work is not done. I check my kids to make sure everything is okay and if it's not I listen. I listen to them practice a reading or help them study for a test. I listen to them cry because someone hurt their feelings and when they are sick or hurt I take care of them. And 3 of my children live a long way from home, going to college and law school. I still check on them and make sure they are doing okay.
You might consider yourself a child, I'm sure your Mother still does, but you are also a very intelligent young person. My youngest child Kelly is 15. She's a sophomore in HS. My oldest is 24.
And yes, I feel sorry for children who are shoved off on nannies and babysitters constantly. I want to be the one to teach my children the moral values that I feel they need to know, I don't want a stranger doing it.
Thanks again for your comments! And I'm going out tomorrow to buy my kids a Bush-Cheney t-shirt. That's a great idea. God Bless, Kitty
You might not be a Mama yet, but you are a Mama to those kids where you live right now. And your values and morals will certainly give them something to think about in the future.
Before I got married and became a Mama, I worked for the Girl Scouts. I like to think that somewhere I influenced a few girls to stand up for their rights as a woman, including the right to stay at home and care for their children, a full time, unpaid job.
Hope you aren't freezing over there. God Bless, Kitty
"Raising children isn't a REAL job..."
She is, of course, wrong. Raising a child is one of the few real jobs there are.
Michael
That is really sad! But you seem like a very caring person so the little ones have someone to love and hug them. But those parents are missing out on a really special time of their childs life. Thanks for writing, Kitty :)
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