I left my son at four months
old to go back to work. 37 years on, he's still paying the emotional price:
One mother's startling and courageous confession
by Angela Neustatter, The
Daily Mail (Britain),
17-Apr-13 |
A host of tax allowances that favour
working over 'stay-at-home' mothers has provoked fury, and I think rightly
so.
Forcing mothers back to work when they do not feel their child is ready, is
cruel and destructive for all concerned. What has become lost amid the
political battle is what it means for a child to have their mother with
them, rather than a stand-in who, however loving, can never understand and
love them as much.
Category =
Politics |
