Mothers Who Take Care Of Their Children Are Also Working Women – Being Parents

Unfortunately, this commemoration hides a very tragic story. That day, in 1911, a large group of female workers died in a fire in a textile factory. They were only fighting for equality or, to be more exact, for the recognition of their rights as working women.

Their goal was to obtain improvements at work, regardless of gender or condition. Today,  their involvement is commemorated on this date, as a historical symbol of feminism.

Good, but is it lawful to consider that these mothers who devote their lives to their home are  not worthy of celebrating this day?

Absolutely not. Those who have decided and chosen to do this  deserve the same recognition  as those who have decided to professionalize, ruling out motherhood or not. Caring for a home and a family is also  a daunting, unpaid and never-ending task.

These are women who take care of their children, without receiving a salary or contributing. They do not receive bonuses and do not have paid vacation. However,  without them we wouldn’t be here. They are our mothers, our sisters, our grandmothers, our aunts, our friends. They all have the right to the same respect.

No, staying at home is not a mitigating circumstance. They don’t experience a little more hectic kind of vacation. This is something that society must start to take responsibility for, because  mothers who care for their children are also important women.

Women who work from home

The days go by; they give everything in exchange for nothing. Selflessly, only out of love. They can spend a full day putting away toys and cleaning furniture. Other times, they feel like they are multitasking and  don’t stop for a second, running between laundry, meals, mess and kids.

They can go days or even weeks without having a relationship with an adult (other than their husbands, of course). Being a full-time mom  can actually be harder than you think. You have to imagine the monotony of each day to realize that it is not a  simple job.

Of course,  it’s not about having a contest over who needs sleep the most, who has the most dark circles, and who sacrifices themselves the most. In fact, there are mothers who work twice as much: outside and inside the house. So  why not think that they are all, in their own way, working women?

Be that as it may, another sad reality lurks behind this fact. In itself, it is already very difficult to find work as a mother. People judge without having experienced it. You only have to hear the testimonies of women who have devoted all their time to their children and who are now trying to re-enter the labor market.

In addition to the frustration of not being able to find a job, society condemns and blames them. They are doubly punished, simply because they are mothers. Because they have chosen a different priority from that of other women.

We are all working women

Yes, those mothers who take care of their children  should also be seen as working women. Whether they receive a salary or not, whether they contribute or not, it does not matter. This is not the point.

Both deserve the greatest of respect. All work, whatever it is, makes one worthy. Everyone’s work must be valued. Caring for your children has never been less important work, let alone these days. The responsibility of raising a child is a very difficult thing, and not everyone is up to the task. We must no longer let ourselves be guided by the heart and patience.

To conclude

To take care is much more than just a verb. We do not know precisely that few people want to do it in an authentic way. This action, which may seem less in the eyes of many,  requires doses of love that hardly anyone can feel.

Tenderness, selflessness, dedication and effort, a lot of effort. Fatigue and late sleep. And, above all, sacrifices, a total gift of self. Here’s what people don’t take into account. Being a stay-at-home mother assumes great emotional value, for the child and for the mother. A child who, accompanied in his education, will not suffer from any sentimental deficiency. And the whole world will be grateful for it.