Wow! I have some things to say, but have to run to a meeting. Thank you everyone for engaging in dialog on my thread! I think the most important thing to remember is respect.
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IT means respecting everyone, where they came from, their story, and how they choose to live their life.
My original post (that seemed to have started this ruckus) was trying to make the point that we all do the best with the tools that we have. I worked and paid my own way through my BA and my MA. I finished my MA in 17 months w/ a 4.0 while working 35 hours a week and being a single mom. I know how to work hard.
I still find it unfair to blame people for not being at a certain place in their lives due to circumstances beyond their control. Our economy is hard on women. Our health care system can easily throw a monkey wrench into many people's security. The housing crisis we are currently experiencing has had a devastating effect on my local economy, the tax base, and by extension, the public education system.
When I was growing up, my culture was training me to be a SAHM. I would have been thrilled to have that luxury, because I wanted to do everything possible for my family. Not all SAHMs come from a place of privilege either. Many just hold that as a value and do every thing within their power to provide that for their kids.
This is a big complicated world. Life is unfair. We all do the best with the cards we have been dealt. And we should respect others for doing the same.
SG
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
