It’s No Wonder Why Moms Are Using Magic Mushrooms To Deal With Motherhood
Mothers in America are sick and tired of being neglected.
In 1974, humorist Erma Bombeck wrote a Mother’s Day column called “When God Created Mothers.”
An angel asks God why it was taking so long to create mothers. God answers, “Have you read the specs on this order?”
The list on the specs include, “Run on black coffee and leftovers” and “six pairs of hands,” implying that being a mom takes hard work.
This kind of tribute to mothers may have been appreciated in the 1970s when gender roles were separated, with fathers as breadwinners and mothers as homemakers.
But in 2023, Bombeck’s column is more like a mockery of motherhood.
The cost of being a mother in America
Since 1970, the number of two-parent households in which both parents work has increased from 31% to 46%.
And moms make up half of the U.S. workforce and they’re also becoming breadwinners.
In 2017, nearly two-thirds — about 64% — of mothers were primary, sole, or co-breadwinners of their families and 41% of moms were sole or primary breadwinners.
