Working Mum v's SAHM

Thank you Gwyneth  ........NOT!
Today I have read a few blogs about Gwyneth Paltrow's article which I think appeared in a UK magazine!
In the article Gwyneth stated that she believed that Woman who choose to have children should stay at home!
Hello Gwyneth in your lovely made up world of famous people I am sure you can have this rule!
In the real world there a many a day where I would love to be home for my children, cooking up a storm for Hubby's return. Actually I would enjoy it for about a week ....and then I would be bored!What would I really do ....here are only so many morning teas you can go to, tuck shop day's, reading helper I could really stand!Not to mention living in the world of Lorna Jane politic's!
But really why do we have the working Mum/ SAHM argument anyway....and what happens when the SAHM decides she needs work?
I've never really been a SAHM...Master 12 was unplanned and at the 12 month mark I had to go back to work .....so we could eat! With Miss 8 I took 12 months maternity leave and went back to work ....so as I said never really been a SAHM.
The other thing is I have a career not a job....a career that doesn't pay well but it gives back to the community. I love the feeling of giving back to the community and I think I'm OK at my job!
So why give up???? My BFF went back to work full time when her little guy was twelve months old. She had the better career and hubby now works part time and looks after their boy! And I'm amazed at how people think he is some kind of genius for doing this .....pretty sure if it was the other way around we would be questioning the wife for working part time.
So really back to my basic statement back to Gwyneth ....If you are a Mum, do what works for you! If you feel you need to work ....do and if you don't well don't!
But to us Working Mum's lets support each other, because somehow in beautiful 2012 ....some 1980's debate is still raising it's ugly head!
PS I would really like to know if Gwyneth runs a stall at the school fete, sells raffle tickets, works on tuck shop or contacts books for the school library ....cause I do!
Oh and Gwyneth hope you or Hubby haven't missed a music concert and listened to the cat crying yells of a string orchestra, and I hope you make it to every assembly and cross country or are you too busy at Yoga?
PS Gwyneth ...I have made the ultimate sacrifice for my kids ....my size eight body! I notice yours is all trimmed and toned!