A_Mothers_Day_Kiss_Off

Molly Page February 12, 2013 A Mothers Day Kiss-Off In the article “A Mothers Day Kiss-Off by Leslie Bennetts” she shows that even though Mothers Day is celebrated annually, the contributions mothers make seem to go unrecognized. The responsibilities and personal sacrifices many women endure often go unnoticed and create built up anger. In her article, Bennetts addresses these and other such womens issues. Many women are not angry because of lack of sleep they endure but by cultural demands in raising children being the mothers responsibility. One problem Bennetts addresses is the issue between family needs and the needs of the workplace. Working women have to deal with inflexible hours and insensitivity regarding their childrens needs. Bennetts says, “Even all these years after the women's movement emerged working mothers must still confront the intransigence of the corporate culture whose extreme hours, inflexible structures and hostility toward care taking needs can make the juggling act very difficult.” (Bennetts,419) Many women continue to work due to their financial situations. Stay at home moms seem to be more at risk for resentment than working moms. Many stay at home moms also carry a lot of stress with them. Bennetts states,“If a breadwinner dies, divorces his wife or becomes unemployed,homemakers often cannot find decent jobs to support their families.”(Bennetts,419) Among women who give up their careers to stay at home, many feel anger for the sacrifices they have to make. Bennet published a book called The Feminine Mistake (2008) and after got attacked on her appearance, marriage, and children. They didn't like the fact that she was a working mother, and not just a stay at home mom. Bennetts states, “It's long past time for women to stop venting their anger on each other and redirect it to changing the institutions, policies and practices that oppress us all. We need solutions, not scapegoats. (Bennetts,420) But instead of the “stay at home” women getting mad at the working women they need to ban together instead of fighting. the government needs to fix the laws placed upon women so that not all the pressure is riding solely on them. Mothers Day should be a day to celebrate the hard working mothers and all they have done, but not only Mothers Day, but everyday.