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02/15/2018
Dr. Laura:
I have been married for 31 years and have been an enthusiastic listener for the last ten. I am the oldest child from a large family, and from the time I was a little girl, my dream was to be the mother of many children.
When I was in third grade, my teacher asked us to write down what we wanted to be when we grew up, and I wrote down "wife and mother." She quickly corrected me - "No, no - the CAREER you want when you grow up." I thought, even at that young age, that being a wife and mother WAS a career, but in my third grade mind, I wanted to please my teacher, so I started to think of all the things I could do in the meantime, and wrote them down, but I still wanted to be a mom.
Years later, I graduated magna cum laude from college. After I got married, I asked my dad if he regretted helping educate me, because it was such a financial sacrifice for my parents. He didn't hesitate and said "Of course not. When we helped educate you, we helped educate an entire family!"
Thank you for being a tireless advocate for stay-at-home moms, no matter what level of education we have.
Theresa
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