Analysis Of Priscilla Blossom's 17 Things Society Tells New Moms

A third stereotype that mothers have been told is that being a mom does not count as a job. Priscilla Blossom, writer of the article “17 Things Society Tells New Moms They Have To Do (And Why They Absolutely Don't)”, declares, “just because a mother isn't accepting a paycheck every two weeks, doesn't mean she's not putting hours upon hours upon hours of hard work into her child” (Paragraph 13). Being a mother takes a lot of time, patience and skills just like any ordinary job would. It is a hard thing to do, because they have to watch and care for their children every second of the day to make sure nothing happens to them. If your are not making money or not working for a business does not mean that you do not have a real job. On the other hand, Lauren Wellbank, writer of “Sorry, but being a mom isn't a job – it's even harder”, argues that being a mom is not a job. She debates, “Can you one day decide that these kids aren’t really a good fit for you, and maybe you’d do better with some other kids elsewhere” (Paragraph 5). People in society will

They should be able to learn for themselves how to take care of them. Women should be able to have time away from their children every once in a while, to destress themselves. These mothers should also not have to feel guilty for everything bad that happens in their children's lives, because they are still learning, even when they get older, how to be a better mom. Being a mother counts as a job, and it is a full time one at that, because they need to learn how to be a mother and try to be a good one, just like any employee would learn how to be a good worker. Also, people need to stop believing that a child needs both parents. They only need one parent to be rose correctly. If every mother were told how to raise their child a certain war, there would not be any differentiation between all human beings and they would end up being the