Hi Mother Laura:
When I was 17, I got my private pilot's license. One evening, the strangest thing happened - your talk show could be heard over the radio in the cockpit! I was expecting a weather update, but instead heard you call someone an "unpaid whore!" The next caller you encouraged to be a stay-at-home mom.
Fast forward twelve years, and I AM a stay-at-home mom and have never been a whore, paid or unpaid. I knew I was going to be a stay-at-home mom because I knew what it was like to not have a mom around. Many days, my dad was absent as well. I spent many days alone in a house with only my dogs. How any woman could put more value on a career over her own child boggles my mind.
Being able to give to my kids what I didn't have is wonderful, and that's why I'm so sure my role is incredibly important. It's encouraging to hear you talk about the importance and value of being a wife, mother, and girlfriend. How sad it is for the women who don't know what they're missing.
Lots of hugs and smiles,
Nichole
