Stay At Home Moms Are Devalued In American Society

I believe that stay at home moms are devalued in American society. When speaking to a woman I've seen many people shrug off the idea of being a stay at home mom. When I would tell kids in school that my mom stayed at home I remember them always responding "Oh". I would always get a bleak, boring response as if they were really trying to say "That's not anything important, moving on now". I think having a stay at home mom is what differentiated me from a lot of my peers in school. A large majority of my friends didn't do well in high school and a very small amount decided to continue on and get an education in college. I saw a large correlation between my peers who came from a stay at home mom household and the ones where both parents worked. I know plenty of people who don't fall into this category but it was something I had noticed with more than a few …show more content…
However, I do not believe that stay at home moms should be monetarily compensated. Having children should not be a source of income. Our world is already overpopulated without parents getting paid to stay at home with their children. Can you imagine what would happen if people realized they could stay at home, raise children, and get paid a decent amount of money? By no means am I saying that parenting is easy because believe me, it is not. However, I think that if moms were monetarily compensated for being a stay at home mom this would only back fire on us in the end. If a parent is financially stable enough to be a stay at home mom they are truly lucky. Majority of moms aren't able to be a stay at home mom and that is perfectly fine. Individuals should have the mindset of wanting to provide for their child even if that means they can't be a stay at home mom. If they are able to be a stay at home mom this is just a plus and an extra benefit for them but not something they should be paid to