tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post1076640488210853093..comments2023-09-26T07:04:43.205-04:00Comments on Alexa Shrugged: The Greatest Role of All: Motherhood, Feminism, and Natalie PortmanAlexahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880617700165212223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-10147806857498950502011-04-01T11:54:52.692-04:002011-04-01T11:54:52.692-04:00Hello,
I just had a question about your website, ...Hello,<br /><br />I just had a question about your website, alexashrugged.com , and found it fun and interesting! If you could e-mail me back, I would love to talk with you.<br /><br />Thank you for your time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586459897077024368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-84484686596168345252011-03-12T02:09:56.265-05:002011-03-12T02:09:56.265-05:00One you've had a kid, raising it to be an inde...One you've had a kid, raising it to be an independent, self-motivating adult is your most important task (this is true of BOTH parents). Anyone who thinks differently should not have kids (if only people remained infertile until they thought this way, we'd probably have a lot fewer "problem children"). Note that the process of raising children doesn't preclude having a career; indeed, unless you're independently wealthy and don't need to work, at least one parent will need to work to provide the means to house, clothe, feed, and educate the kid(s). It is important to teach your children that parents have to work to support themselves and their children, and providing the example via your own actions is a powerful teaching aid. Those who fail to teach this lesson to their children wind up with children who never become independent adults, but remain children all their lives who expect others to care for them rather than caring for themselves.<br /><br />But before you've had kids, and after they've become adults, your most important task can be whatever you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-6357331926908567312011-03-05T18:52:26.360-05:002011-03-05T18:52:26.360-05:00As your mom, I am very proud of you for the articu...As your mom, I am very proud of you for the articulate way your present your points in this blog post. <br /><br />(And I am thankful you are my daughter since motherhood IS my most important role!)Karen Janowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735088828586482051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-64654926773484130172011-03-03T12:25:18.603-05:002011-03-03T12:25:18.603-05:00Motherhood is important... and I can't think o...Motherhood is important... and I can't think of any less important endeavor on Earth than acting.John Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-19706208955268233942011-03-01T11:58:26.070-05:002011-03-01T11:58:26.070-05:00I am one of those "mothers" who say I lo...I am one of those "mothers" who say I love my career but I love my child more. This does not make me a bad mother. <br />If the world comes crashing down, I will try to save my child first than my career. <br />Love your article!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231893837440515478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-23850801519463108142011-03-01T11:22:18.143-05:002011-03-01T11:22:18.143-05:00I was in a job interview a while back and they ask...I was in a job interview a while back and they asked me what was my greatest accomplishment. I hesitated, but then answered proudly that it was raising my kids.Loren Healhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677878164691641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-21007519367232873072011-03-01T11:19:09.145-05:002011-03-01T11:19:09.145-05:00I want to congratulate you on this post. As a wor...I want to congratulate you on this post. As a working mom of 3 who CHOOSES to work, I am giving hell all the time by people that say I am choosing my career over motherhood. Some who didn't understand why I had my third child. And more who say I should just be pro-choice because I obviously care more about my career than my babies. WHAT???<br /><br />You nailed this. You nailed this for all types of parents... moms, dads, working moms. I congratulate you. And am proud to know you.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742654941021617861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31903680.post-55198415765397602702011-03-01T02:09:52.653-05:002011-03-01T02:09:52.653-05:00Alexa -
What a thoughtful and thought provoking p...Alexa -<br /><br />What a thoughtful and thought provoking post. Thank you for presenting an articulate and rational depiction of the reality that millions of women around our wonderful country and the world choose to embrace on a daily basis.<br /><br />The Much Younger Trophy Wife would agree with Ms Portman. She has devoted the last 22 years of her life to raising our brood of 5. Sometimes she even has time for me. Usually she doesn't have time for herself. Yet I've never seen her down or heard her complain. Not because she's a trooper playing out the bad hand she's been dealt by fate with stoicism and fatalism. But because this is what she was born to do. She loves it and has always wanted to be a mom. As you might expect, she excels at it.<br /><br />Thank you for giving voice to the hearts of so many. I'm proud to call you friend!Blue Collar Musehttp://bluecollarmuse.comnoreply@blogger.com