[MJM]

What it all comes down today is the modern housewife for some reason feels the need to justify their existence given the amount of very successful women now in the workplace, and the fact that the modern housewife does not or will not do the chores housewives of past did to keep them busy during the day. This isn't about safety of children, this is about trying to give off the impression to the other hens and their working women friends that they are as busy as they are.

They are bored, and deep down inside they are a little insecure that some of their friends are CEO's while they stay at home all day. The best way to counteract this, is you guessed, stick your nose in every aspect of your child's life and let everyone you know about it (facebook, social settings, etc.)

Now i'm no woman hater, and in fact I respect those who choose to stay at home and raise their children, but when your own insecurities are creating a complete generation of brainless drones with no ambition, I get a little upset because as someone previously said in this thread, these kids will someday be entering the workforce and i'll have to deal with them. I've already started to notice it with some of our co-op students, and these kids weren't nearly as pampered as the 8-9 years olds I see on my street who can't even go to the bus stop one block down without having mommy drive their and wait with them in their SUV.