Reviews for Mother care

The average rating for Mother care based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-03-01 00:00:00 Jan Schmelcher Have just read the first two chapters. I've learned that the mothers of John & Charles Wesley (leaders of the revival of the Church of England in the 18th Century) and the mother of John Ruskin (writer, artist,social reformer also of England) were very ordered,disciplined and faith filled women. I am working on the faith filled part, but the very ordered and disciplined part seems to be escaping me.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-06-05 00:00:00 James Lawson I bought this book at a time when I was on the edge of quitting my paycheck-bearing job for the job of a stay-at-home-mom, and was hoping it would help me feel less alone in the choices I was facing. Hahahahahaha. First of all, most of the mothers who wrote essays in this book are in the publishing industry and have extremely flexible schedules or the choice to work from home. Second, at least half, if not more, are famous writers/essayists and don't "need" to work for money. It seems, leaving their paying jobs is more of a personal choice than financial choice. The other half are wealthy by other means and, again, aren't grappling with the choice of "would I rather give up cable TV or work?". The kicker of this book is that, because of their industry, the women who decide to be SAHMs still have the opportunity to freelance for money when they feel like it. And those who decide to work have kick-ass hired help. On the other hand, I think that the essays are well-written and full of emotion that any mother can identify with. I just think it was ill-advised to call the book a face-off about the choice between working and staying home. I felt it was more a collection of power-players in the publishing industry discussing how to balance children and a job at the same time.