There are very few jobs that actually require a penis or vagina. All other jobs should be open to everybody. ~ Florynce Kennedy (quoted in Steinem, 2011) Looking at the acres of newsprint dedicated to mothering it is clear that, as a society, we view childrearing as one of the most important jobs a woman can do.Everyone has an opinion. For example, mothers should not work, as children of working women are more likely to be overweight and less educationally able.Mothers that do stay-at-home should not over-protect their children for fear of tying them to their apron strings. Women should have their children early, in case their eggs become stale, but women should not have their children too early, as the state cannot afford to support teenage mothers. And single motherhood should be avoided at all costs, because everybody knows that single mothers are a sure fire route to juvenile delinquency. Thank goodness the media is there to regularly give guidance on what is the best way to mother.

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