“I’ve met other mothers of divorcing or divorced fathers and have learned so much about this sad world”
I enjoyed reading this article and hearing the perspectives of women from all different places and life stages. But I found the line, “Hashem invented cleaning ladies so that we could be better moms,” very disturbing. Maybe we could say Hashem invented washing machines, vacuums, freezers, and the like so we could be better moms. Cleaning ladies are human beings and weren’t “invented” to serve anyone. Hashem created all humans in the tzelem Elokim and all human beings should be spoken about with the respect someone with tzelem Elokim deserves. I understand that the writer meant that we should utilize help when we can and delegate some tasks to someone else in order to allow us to be more present for our children, but this needs to have been phrased more carefully. The wording used was appalling and reflective of a profoundly disturbing attitude.
D.B.
Israel
I must comment on Naomie Rubner’s article, “Why We Women Are Whelmed.”
There were two (or more?) categories of women who were very glaringly missing.
Since ages were not included, I’m not certain why women are described — first and foremost — by the number of children we have. And if it is included, why that is first.
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