| Stay-at-home mothers face challenges Shannon Johnson was a rising star at a Washington, D. Then she added: "The importance of a career I had cared so much about before just seemed to pale in comparison to this beautiful little boy. He was the Johnson's first child. But then a third person came along. She worked long hours, but a six-figure annual salary helped make that workload palatable. With their new arrival, the then-32-year-old Johnson and her husband decided a career change was in order. "If I stayed in that job, somehow I was going to have to fit into my over-booked schedule caring for this baby that needed me so much," said Johnson, who now lives in Suntree. The notion of stay-at-home moms as full-time workers became a hot topic and political talking point recently after a Democratic operative and CNN analyst made what many interpreted as a disparaging remark about Ann Romney, the wife of likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and mother of their five children. The gist of the remark was that Romney hadn't actually "worked" because she was an ultra-wealthy woman able to stay at home because of that wealth. In honor of Mother's Day today, FLORIDA TODAY talked with Brevard County mothers who, like Johnson, decided to put aside successful careers to focus on full-time motherhood. |
Monday 14 May 2012
Stay-at-home mothers face challenges
