Mommy War Machine

For your next paper I'll be asking you to take a stand on a more social and political issue, such as childcare and/or the "Mommy Wars." The best article on the mommy wars in recent years is about how the media fuels this so called war. Here's how it starts out. The link to read the rest is below.

PUT A BINKY IN IT

The Mommy War Machine

By E.J. Graff

Sunday, April 29, 2007; Page B01

You see the magazine illustration: two women glaring at each other, about to take a swing with their satchels -- one a briefcase, the other a diaper bag. And you know right away what's coming: another "Mommy Wars" story, a juicy tale of mothers who work and moms who stay home, dissing each other on playgrounds and in school parking lots with junior-high-level bile.

This trend story has been running for a generation. Just this month, the latest salvo -- Leslie Bennetts's book "The Feminine Mistake," a call-to-work warning women about the long-term costs of staying at home -- hit the shelves with a bang, setting off another round of news stories, talk shows and cyberspace debates about the progress on the battlefront.

But I've got news for you: This is a war that isn't.

(To finish, go here:)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702043.html