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