{"id":1707,"date":"2009-10-23T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T17:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/?p=1707"},"modified":"2009-10-23T12:53:36","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T17:53:36","slug":"lets-not-use-somer-thompsons-death-as-an-excuse-to-criticize-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/lets-not-use-somer-thompsons-death-as-an-excuse-to-criticize-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Not Use Somer Thompson’s Death as an Excuse to Criticize Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading the news about Somer Thompson’s death<\/a> drives me a little nuts. It’s not so much the coverage; such a death is rare enough that the media tends to go wild with coverage on it. The scare tactics they use on parents along with it are somewhat annoying, of course.<\/p>\n

But what drives me most nuts are the comments people are aiming at her mother, criticizing her for working outside the home. Like there’s much of a choice for a single mom. We can’t all work at home, even when we want to.<\/p>\n

These critics of the mother have this attitude that the mother’s place is in the home.<\/p>\n

A mother’s place is not in the home. A mother’s place is where she can do the best job for her family.<\/p>\n

For single moms, that most often means working outside the home. That’s also often true for married moms. Being at home with the kids, whether we have a job or a business or are home for the kids, is a luxury we can’t all manage.<\/p>\n

I also do not believe she was foolish for letting her children walk home from school. I don’t know about anyone else, but I was walking home without parents much younger than that. Most children who walk home from school, even without parents or other children will be just fine.<\/p>\n

No, the world is not a safe place. More children die in car accidents than from abductions every year. Children even get abducted from their own homes with their parents at home. It’s tragic, but not every tragedy can be prevented. It’s called life!<\/p>\n

My heart aches for her entire family. It’s a nightmare that no family should have to live through. Let’s save the blame for the one who killed her, not the people who loved her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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