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Peoples Forum 99 Page 13 Stay at home mom has an important job Dear Editor After reading the letter from Joan Davison this week ting on the Yuppie threat and being a member of the one in 10 families with a stay at home mom and a working dad I felt I just had to comment I feel it a tremendous shame that in todays society a person must receive a paycheck to feel some self worth Whatever hap pened to a sense of personal satisfaction in a job well done and I say job because that is what stay at home mom has a job Whatever happened to the no tion of married couples working together in a partnership for if looked upon in this way a woman should never feel that she is dependant on her husband s bounty because in a partner ship any income earned is theirs and not his and mine I won say staying at home difficult at times but those of us who do do it for a very good reason and that is to give children a loving and stable environment in which to grow in and that is paycheck enough As to benefit packages How about kids who know their mom is home waiting for them wanting to hear about their day or to nurse them when they are Carried away with crusade Editors note The following letter was released to The Ilalton Hills Herald for publication Mr Gon It is my opinion that you are somewhat carried away with your continuing crusade to keep only heterosexuals as the only people who should be entitled to Special thank you Dear Editor We would like to say a special and warm thank you to all who helped during the clean up and restoration of our Love In Christ Food Bank To all of the Churches Business and Managers In Schools Youth Groups Service Clubs and Associations the Mayor and Municipal Employees and the many many individuals who pulled together to give help we say thank you We should all feel very proud of our community On behalf of the Board and Clients of the Love In Christ Food Bank Laura Ellison President Family Benefits since we have always held special status in Canadian society Your focus is that the ideal in stitution is to propogate and raise children be responsible citizens Well not all heterosexuals are family oriented Some couples are quite happy just being with each other Some afraid of the responsibilities and dangers of raising children Some incapable and some unable to afford the luxury of having any whatever their reasons I feel it is unfair to lay any guilt trips on them as well Supporting the traditional family one with a mother and a father has sometimes infringed on other slights Government grants and pen are paid for by taxes We are the Government Anyone paying taxes is supporting such This includes homsexuals does it noP Or are they exempt from paying taxes Lois A Richardson Georgetown NEW OWNERSHIP All Previous Tidy Car Warranties Honoured We Install What We Sell NOGST INTERIOR DRY CLEANING From All Other Vehicle Cleaning OFF Services Until Feb 1st HANDWASHING VACUUMNG DETAILING VINYL ROOF REVITALIZING rasa KEEPING CARS IN SHAPE WORLDWIDE Rai INTERIOR DRY CLEANING STRIPING A BOARDS SUNROOFS SPLASH GUARDS WINDOW CAR 71 Mountainvtew Rd N Georgetown 8737453 HOURS Hon BOO am Saturday 3 Up ted ill Or how about a husband who knows after working all day there is a special place for him to go I call it a home and I am proud to say I provide one SUSSMANS FAMOUS PRICE SALE Our Entire Stock Of Fall And Winter Fashions 50