Stay-at-Home Moms

There has been a lot of hoopla over the comments Democratic Party strategist Hilary Rosen said about women who opt to stay at home to raise their children over getting a job and placing their children in day care.  I would like to say that there is nothing harder than being a stay-at-home mom.

I am not a mother, but I am a single father.  Though I do not have full custody of my daughter, I do have custody every other weekend and for a good portion of the summer.  It is difficult to raise a child and clean a house and run a business from my home.  It’s even more difficult adding “running for president” to the mix.

Most stay-at-home mothers do not run a business out of their home, but that doesn’t mean their day is easy.  Mothers never have a sick day.  They’re doing laundry, cleaning dishes, dusting, vacuuming, making beds, and other chores while having children to deal with.  Mothers prepare their meals, change their diapers, and explain to children that the mailman is “just a friend” who needs to lay down on her bed but hates to lay down alone.  The worst part is that they do not get a salary for all the work they do.  (They don’t even get a tip from the mailman.)

Before you decide to criticize women who choose to stay at home and raise their children, spend some time as a stay-at-home mom.  Now try it when you’re sick, have a headache, or are nursing an injury.  Do all of that and keep in mind that the best television has to offer during the workday is “Jerry Springer” and “The View.”

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A Look at my Platform – Women’s Rights

Over the next couple weeks, I will take issues from my platform and further explain my positions. Today, I will discuss my views on women’s rights.

Women have the fundamental right to use the utensils of their choice when cooking my dinner. Nobody shall infringe on a woman’s right to use the vacuum cleaner of her choice when cleaning my house.

If there is anything I cannot stand is a male chauvinist pig.  Men have no business telling women what cooking utensils to use when cooking dinner, which vacuum cleaner to use when vacuuming the carpets, which laundry detergent to use when washing a man’s clothes, or the floor cleaner she used when scrubbing his floors.  This is just wrong.  Women know how to clean and do not need interference from men when they are cleaning a man’s home.

Women are almost as important as men are and it is about time women are treated that way.

Limburger Cheesecake

This is another one of Grandma Oudda’s award winning recipes.  Although it is not as popular as her Strawberry Stroganoff recipe, it does have a strong cult following.  It is sometimes used in ceremonies involving people joining a prestigious group like the Bloods, the Cripps, or the Detroit Lions.  Please enjoy!

1 Env Gelatin
1/2 c Mini-Chocolate Chips
1/4 c Milk cold
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust, 9 Inch
1 c Milk boiling
2  8-Oz Pkgs Limburger  Cheese
1 c Cookie Crumbs
1/2 c Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

In blender, sprinkle gelatin over cold milk; let stand 2 min. Add hot milk and process at low until dissolved, about 2 min. Add limburger cheese,  sugar and vanilla and process until blended. Arrange chocolate in bottom  of crust. Pour in gelatin mixture; sprinkle with crushed cookies.
Chill until firm, about 2 hrs.

Serves 8-12 (Unless it’s made for me, then it serves only one)