Letters to the Editor
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@ KayWWW
I think the larger point is that we all need a life outside of work and time to enjoy that life, whether or not we choose to become parents.
All the Mommy Wars and those disagreements between single/childless women and those with children really do is keep women snapping at each other instead of addressing the inequities that still exist against women. I hope to live long enough to see the day when all those women who work as clerks at Wal-Mart and Target are included in the women's movement and benefit from its values. If feminists have made any mistake it is that of not being inclusive enough.
My personal belief is that fewer people should have children. From what I have seen of the world and of families, truly great parenting is a talent many people lack. The world doesn't need more children but more of a commitment to making a better place for people who are already here.
Nevertheless, as long as we support reproductive choice, we must also support the right for women to choose to bear children. Once children are actually here, it benefits the world to make this a good place for them. Usually that means a fairly regular day. Not picking them up at daycare on time can result more stress on the family -- which people with children will in turn bring to workplace, making it still more stressful.