Is an unemployed, multi-millionaire woman a "Stay at Home Mom"??

[RadiationTherapy]

I would say no. What SAHM means in coded language for most people involves a great deal of housework, bills, family taxi-ing, budgeting groceries, and providing emotional/life support.

[RebelOne]

1. With his wealth, she could afford to be a stay-at-home mom. n/t

[HangOnKids]

2. The Real Question Is "Which One Of Her HOMES?" n/t

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. Yes - it's very hard to pick a nanny, decide between Ferraris and Porsches, and all that. nt

[Iris]

4. If you're taxi-ing, are you really staying at home?

It seems in avoiding using words like "moms who do not work," SAHM's cannot avoid that fact that any woman with kids who does not have a job is a stay at home mom. How can you distinguish? This is a ridiculous conversation.

[RadiationTherapy]

9. We can distinguish, a bit, about the idea of a SAHM being a JOB and not a status.

In other words, I don't mind SAHM in a literal sense, but Ann Romney conflating it with "working" is disingenuous.

[Iris]

13. exactly

[arthritisR_US]

5. I don't know, I'll have to check with her nannies ;)

[Journeyman]

6. As someone else observed earlier today, her youngest son is only 372 months old. . .

so I'm certain the little tyke keeps her quite busy.

[LibDemAlways]

7. Since her children are all adults, she can hardly be called

a "stay at home mom." I think that term is generally reserved for women with very young or school age children. I think she can best be described as the unemployed wife of a multi-millionaire.

[Incitatus]

10. So what is the point of that label anyway?

Moms with careers do that AND all of the mother work as well. How is labeling her as a mother who doesn't work supposed to make her look better?

It would be nice if more jobs paid enough to support more one income families so one parent can stay home and spend more time with the kids, but I don't see that happening anytime soon, especially if Republicans are in charge.

[RadiationTherapy]

11. Ann Romney was "accused" of not working and she claimed SAHM as her "career".

I think the similarities and differences of working vs SAH parents is a different conversation.

[XanaDUer]

12. AR put herself out there tO shore up

Her husband's floundering (among women) campaign. Rosen could have used better wording, a la her apologia, but big deal.

[Mimosa]

14. Would you have criticised Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy for 'not working' ?

One of the goals of feminism was that women would be able to make choices without being condemned.

Criticising Ann Romney will boomerang on Democrats. I've never been wrong in predicting which strategies will fail and which will succeed. I predicted in late 2007 Obama would probably become President.

[RadiationTherapy]

20. Did they call their choice a "career" as a multi-millionaire, SAHM?

Because, yes.

[olderlib]

15. she got carple tunnel syndrome from ringing her little bell

to call her servents

dont be so unkind to her!

[Cleita]

16. I agree with you. She probably would be more accurately called a country club matron. n/t

[saras]

17. If they don't ever hire help, then yes. But someone who hires help is an employer.

What matters is who does the work.

[Life Long Dem]

18. Corporations are people too.

[Horse with no Name]

19. I think the real question is...

How many STAFF did she employ while she was a SAHM?

If she and Mittens employed NO staff to help with household duties, then she can rightfully claim her status.

However...having drivers, shoppers, housekeepers, nannies, gardeners, pool boys, accountants, and all other help that would count as domestic help...negates her claim.