Ask Amy: One mom’s helpful friend wants out
Stay cool, polite and respectful. Your husband is representing the family at this wedding. That will have to be enough.
Dear Amy: Your response to “The Not so Prodigal Daughter” bothered me. This was from a stay-at-home mom who resented her sister’s choice to pursue a career in the arts.
You said that she could also pursue a career in the arts if she wanted to.
Do you not understand that being a stay-at-home mom is a full-time job?
– Upset
Dear Upset: Scores of stay-at-home moms further their education and pursue new opportunities while also raising children. My mother did it, I did it, and your mother probably did it, too. This is not a requirement, but a choice that parents can make if they are motivated to do so.
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