🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 14 Oct 1997 07:33:07 +1000, swami@australia.net.au (Swami
Anandbodh) wrote:

>In article <3441DCCF.4EEE@iinet.net.au>, Annette <ntsoft@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>> The point is.. If I cannot afford the child care I have a couple of
>> choices 
>> 1. keep the child at home while I sleep (not good)
>> 2. stop working for the extra day (get social security - (I'd rather
>> work))
>
>Every mother is a working mother - the only difference between her and a
>salaried worker in an office is that the mother works far, far harder,
>usually can't stop for breaks (because children don't ever stop unless
>they're asleep, and that's frequently the only time the mother gets a
>chance to catch up with the housework), there's no "knocking off" time,
>and she gets paid.....absolutely zilch!
>
She also gets breaks when the kiddies are at school or in the street
trashing parks and stealing cars>

>The system won't be a just, fair one until child-carers (including
>mothers) get paid a decent wage just for the vitally important task of
>rearing our future citizens. This job is far too under-valued in our
>society.
>
And just how and who do you propose pays this?

>Swami A
>http://www.australia.net.au/~swami
>"A baby shows God's faith in humanity, proving that He believes the world should continue".