tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post112750903703168172..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Do Gen Xers Want Mom Home More Than Boomers Do?Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1158702304723452782006-09-19T17:45:00.000-04:002006-09-19T17:45:00.000-04:00I would agree and I think that the statement from ...I would agree and I think that the statement from the survey you found was particularly old-fashioned. It did not leave open the option for a father to stay home. It suggested that women should focus on homemaking as opposed to child rearing and it didn't leave open the possibility that women might do different things at different times in their lives. <BR/><BR/>I'd like to see how the generations compare on questions like: <BR/>Do children benefit from having an at-home parent? Would you like to stay home with your children when they are little?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1158637640173430842006-09-18T23:47:00.000-04:002006-09-18T23:47:00.000-04:00I think it is true that most Americans are more wi...I think it is true that most Americans are more willing to live and let live about family arrangements than they used to be -- but Gen Xers do it more so. And I think you are right that there is not contradiction between wanting to be an at-home mom and being unwilling to say that society would be better off if most mothers made the same choice. <BR/><BR/>I have to add, though, that I think that many young women who have not had children yet are more likely to support the working-mom option as equally good than they will when they actually have children of their own.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1158628628573640272006-09-18T21:17:00.000-04:002006-09-18T21:17:00.000-04:00I don't think you've really answered the question....I don't think you've really answered the question. Many at-home mothers would not want to say that families are all better off if moms are at home. You can believe that more than one arrangement works and still prefer to raise your kids yourself. <BR/><BR/>Also, how do the late or just past Boomers compare to women in their 20's today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com