Courtesy of Essence.com
For the last four days, we’ve seen a high-profile reemergence of what’s commonly dubbed the “Mommy Wars” — that is, the seemingly never-ending battle between stay-at-home moms and working moms. The conflict emerged when political pundit and Democrat Hillary Rosen critiqued likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who implied that he takes cues from his wife, a stay-at-home mother of five, about the concerns of women. “Guess what?” Rosen observed. “His wife has actually never worked a day in her life.”
All political hell broke loose, and President Obama and Michelle Obama were quick to distance themselves from the remarks, advocating that raising children is indeed work, hard and important work at that.
“There’s no tougher job than being a mom,” President Obama said. “Anybody who would argue otherwise, I think, probably needs to rethink their statement.”