Idiocy Reigns

I don't suppose they are true idiots, but rather the symbiants who thrive on perpetuating the illusion that the spoken word can alter the sanctity of motherhood and the entire spectrum of family life in the United States of America, if not the world at large. To think that saying that a wife has never worked a day in her life denigrates the entire status of womanhood is contrary to common sense, and is a semantic exercise akin to bullying. Women who stay at home to raise their families are not workers in any sense of the definition of the American workforce. They do not collect salaries, do not punch a timeclock, have not signed employment contracts, are not eligible for unemployment benefits if their work is interrupted, nor do they accumulate credits toward retirement. But, more menacing, is the canonization of the wife and mother title that threatens to elevate it to a status beyond criticism, to be placed in a position of reverence, and spoken of only in the most idealistic tones. We have learned not to speak lightly of anything to do with Nazis, we have responsible and fair-minded adults who must say "N-word" when they want to cite a derogatory term, or when quoting a criminal perpetrator who has used the actual word. We do not need to add to the restricted list any reference to the concept of motherhood that does not come adorned with roses and sainthood. Who would dare to point out that some mothers are abusive, neglectful, promiscuous, murderous, not to say that some mothers DO NOT WORK.
Motherhood is not a job. It is not work to raise your children. It is that old cliche, a joy and a privilege. Some women work at home, at actual jobs for actual companies. Some care for the children of others, and are paid for doing so. That is work. Cooking for and clothing one's own children is not work. Children are born because someone yearns to love and care for them. That is not work. If you scrub your bathtub because you want it to be clean for your kids, that is not work, tiring as it may be. Placing clothes into a washer and dryer and pressing buttons, doing the same for dishwashing does not qualify as work. It is an easy thing to do, taking only time, not much effort. Some childless women choose to stay at home: do they work? What if they are single, and care only for themselves? We should beware of what we elevate to the position of infallibility.