tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687630985936066445.post8370071484292923274..comments2013-05-10T06:28:55.097+10:00Comments on Through Lemongrass Eyes: Not a domestic goddess, just a girl with a plan and a gardenJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202246635078706082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687630985936066445.post-40665194004607791342009-04-25T21:27:00.000+10:002009-04-25T21:27:00.000+10:00RANT ALERT!!! jen this is a juicy topic - have lot...RANT ALERT!!! jen this is a juicy topic - have lots to say being a stay at home mum and a feminist. i think it is sadly shortsighted of her to make such patronising comments about the decision to stay at home. making this choice is not for the fainthearted, its definately not a scene of fluffy mindless fun. its the hardest work i've ever done and it is certainly intellectually challenging to raise healthy, well-adjusted, educated, emotionally secure children. i see it as an investment in all of our futures. like katie says the teenage years are an absolute minefield. arming my kids with critical thinking, self assurance and spunk will hopefully put them in a good positon to survive. i could go on & on (will have to do my own entry on the this as i think its a topical one). family becomes central to our lives as we age, at the end of the day careers can't give us cuddles. they are little for such a short & important time, a period of staying at home should be respected and have a much higher status as a feminist choice.home girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007912622577934108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687630985936066445.post-61661173824364537062009-03-30T12:34:00.000+11:002009-03-30T12:34:00.000+11:00Oh, perhaps she can't bake ... she was on twitter ...Oh, perhaps she can't bake ... she was on twitter doing the "tuck shop run" last week. Look, each to their own I say. I do get a bit ga-ga about women who go on and on and on and on and on and on and on about their domestic bliss, partly because I am laughing inside knowing in 10 years time, those teenagers will trample anything that's "bliss". I do love a woman who can have a bit of a laugh at her job lot. I work fulltime, I have studied and worked fulltime, I have raised four children - albeit, not from the time of their birth but I have clocked up 13 years - I volunteer, and I garden, bake (who can afford not to) and sew (again, have you the money to go out and buy new stuff every time a seam rips or button pops off). I will read the article but will do so and see what I think.Kate Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731006032499344619noreply@blogger.com