I could swear a blue-ribbon hog just went soaring past my window, because a few minutes ago at the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney said something I actually agreed with! Granted, somebody else wrote it and put it up on the teleprompter for him to read, but at least he said these words out loud (regarding his wife Ann Romney and the years she spent raising their children):
"I knew that her job as a mom was harder than mine and I knew without question that her job as a mom was more important than mine."
So Romney got one thing right. Thanks for the condescending pat on the forehead, man. Good job, mommies! You work hard! I'm still not fooled. You might be a husband who knows how to give your wife credit when thousands of people are watching, but you have no idea what it's like to be a working mother in America today. And tonight, you gave yourself away.
Especially when you told us all about OUR struggles. About how WE couldn't find jobs or sell our homes or pay our debts.
"What could you do?" asked Romney. "What could you do but work harder ... hug your kids for longer ... spend a little more time praying."
He was asking, you realize, because he really DOESN'T KNOW what we did. Did we work harder, hug our kids longer and spend more time praying? Sure. Sure, we did -- and we do -- those things. But we also burn ourselves working 24/7 and give ourselves stress-induced ulcers and yell at our kids because we're so tense and overworked and worried about how we're going to pay the bills and we also shake our fists at the sky and decide there can't possibly BE anyone to pray to when the world is this fucked up.
Oh well. At least Mitt Romney still has a smile on HIS face.
Do you think Mitt Romney really knows or cares what it's like to be a working mom in America?
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Mitt Romney Doesn't Know the First Thing About How 'Hard' It is to Be a Mom
neither does Obama.
Do you think Mitt Romney really knows or cares what it's like to be a working mom in America?
If he paid attention to the women around him he could have a slight idea but only a mom could really know for sure.
I have to say I was one of those people hating on the Romney's. I was going to vote for them because I had no other choice. I am soooo ashamed of myself for acting in a way I despise and judging them before I knew more. I am a stay at home mom and my man tells me everyday how important my job is and how he could never do it. When the world tells me I'm less of a woman for staying at home my man reminds me its the most important job and that this is my dream. I was raised by a single working mom, and she loves that I can give something different to my son. This week I decided to watch the Romney's together and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. He respects her so much and listens to her as if what she is saying is important. I learned last night that he is a REAL person and that she is like me only with a lot of money and more kids. I think he can get us out of this hole and I can't wait to vote for him now. As a side note to the liberals you should know that for some of us the more you hate them the more we want to take a closer look. After all dogs don't bark at parked cars.
Thanks, Destiny! It's nice to have you back!
@wamom -- "After all dogs don't bark at parked cars"
Great analogy!!! It's so true. I have a feeling the closer it gets to November, the more ridiculous these blogs will get. It will be interesting to see how that will even be possible haha
What a relief it is to see so many thoughtful women on CafeMom for a change. You don't have to agree with me to earn my respect, but you do need to put thought into what you are saying and why you believe what you believe.
I will never understand those who despise others for having more than they have. Once upon a time we were so poor that we lived in a tiny trailer, couldn't afford health insurance, struggled to pay for one car, no telephone, were constantly robbing Peter to pay Paul all while my husband worked 2 full time jobs to keep us from starving while I stayed home to raise our son. We were fortunate enough to have a pediatrician who worked with us to make sure our severely asthmatic son had the care and medication he needed. Over the years through hard, hard work, perseverance, and dedication my husband was able (with no college education) to work his way up from an unskilled laborer to president of and partner in a multimillion dollar construction company.
Continued...
We have moved to a new state and expanded his company in a brand new and far larger market. We are not rich by any one's definition, but we are far, far better off than we were 10 years ago. And not because of Barack Obama or any other part of the government. (In fact, thanks to the government, his company has shrunk and stagnated.) My husband did, in fact, build all the success our family has, despite the interference of the government. He did it by working harder than he was being paid to work, by accepting and even seeking out more responsibility than he was being paid to assume, by understanding that the more successful the company that employed him became the better chance that he had to succeed. But just because we have finally reached a point in our lives that we don't have to worry how we are going to pay our bills or buy groceries doesn't mean we have forgotten what it was like. Why on earth do people look for things that make us different rather than seeing the things we have in common? Why would someones success make you angry rather than inspire you?