“[Leslie Bennett] You have a teenager who desperately wants to separate...If you don't have a career, these New Domesticity types are likely to find themselves standing in the kitchen with all these domestic skills and no outlet for them, no way to earn a living.... [A]t that point your kids are not thanking you for having made the hand-pureed baby food and for giving them homemade cookies. They don't feel you've done them a big favor; they say, "Why didn't she ever grow up and take responsibility for her own life?” IndependenceWorking WomenHomesteadingStay At Home MothersNew Domesticity Book:Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity Source: Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity
“There’s no evidence that women are actually happier at home. In fact numerous studies show that working moms are happier and more fulfilled than stay-at-home moms.” HappinessWorking MothersStay At Home Mothers Author:Emily Matchar
