Obama Momma Drama

Did President Obama say women should not choose to be stay-at-home-moms?

President Obama then addressed the advances women have made in education and in graduating college and continued by explaining females are disproportionately affected by a lack of protective policy pertaining to sick leave and paid family leave:. That holds them back, but it also holds all of us back.

We have to do better, because women deserve better. And, by the way, when women do well, everybody does well. So women deserve a day off to care for a sick child or sick parent without running into hardship.

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And Rhode Island has got the right idea. More states should choose to follow your lead. The quoted bit came soon thereafter. President Obama made a case for paid leave and for the economic gains to be had if daycare and preschool were affordable to all mothers.

Without paid leave, when a baby arrives or an aging parent needs help, workers have to make painful decisions about whether they can afford to be there when their families need them most. Of course, dads should be there, too. We need better childcare, daycare, early childhood education policies.

In many states, sending your child to daycare costs more than sending them to a public university. And sometimes there may just not be any slots, or the best programs may be too far away.

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And sometimes, someone, usually mom, leaves the workplace to stay home with the kids, which then leaves her earning a lower wage for the rest of her life as a result. Sadly, Dunham didn't get to see her son become the 44th president when he was elected in She died suddenly of uterine cancer in When asked by a year-old student who the biggest influence has been in his life, Obama said his mom.

He said he was most proud of her when she finally finished her PhD: In his book " Dreams From My Father ," Obama calls his mom " the single constant in my life " and he sees Dunham in his daughters every day, specifically "her joy, her capacity for wonder. Obama beautifully describes Dunham as "the kindest, most generous spirit I have ever known. And what is best in me, I owe to her.

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Reuters Of course, Obama takes after both parents, but the resemblance to his mom is remarkable. Ann Dunham Barack Obama barack obama Ann Dunham barack obama mom celebrity parents obama mom obama mom photo parents stanley Ann Dunham video. You Won't Regret It.