MumPhilosophies

A Stay at Home Mum?

Recently, I attended a public talk at a sandstone university. Afterwards, there were drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and the inevitable question: what do you do? It would have been easy to feel an identity crisis about being a stay-at-home mum. But there was no doubt in my mind. I felt very clear that the care work I do is valuable.  This was a progressive academic environment. I expected to be taken seri…