THIS IS MY SECOND ATTEMPT TO SOLICIT YOUR RESPONSE. LIKE A SALMON SWIMMING UPSTREAM, I KNOW I FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE. I DO NOT DISPUTE YOUR CRUSADE FOR 'WHAT IS BEST' FOR CHILDREN. I CHALLENGE THE UNIVERSAL APPLICATION OF YOUR ADVICE. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, "IF ALL MOTHERS MUST REMAIN AT HOME UNTIL CHILDREN ARE 18, WHAT PLACE EXISTS FOR THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN? BARRING THE CHOICES OF NUNHOOD AND SPINSTERHOOD, DR. LAURA, YOU ESPOUSE THAT MOTHERHOOD CALLS FOR A TOTAL COMMITMENT TO THE HOME WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF INTELLECTUAL PAROLE. YOUR REPEATED ADVICE IS THAT NO WOMAN MAY ENTER THE WORKFORCE, APPROPRIATE A COLLEGE DEGREE OR PURSUE A MEANINGFUL CAREER, BECAUSE SHE MUST STAY AT HOME UNTIL THE CHILDREN REACH THE AGE OF 18. HOWEVER, COMMON SENSE SAYS THAT AT THIS POINT IN HER LIFE, AFTER ONE, TWO, 6 OR 10 CHILDREN, A MOTHER WILL NOT BE READY, WILLING OR ABLE TO PURSUE BEGIN A HIGHER EDUCATION OR A WORTHWHILE CAREER. COMMON SENSE, DR. LAURA IS THE OPERATIVE WORD. IRONICALLY MY BLOG SITE, BEGUN LAST YEAR IS TITLED 'UNCOMMON SENSE'. tcminc.blogspot.com

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN YOUR POSITION THAT WOMEN ARE UNNECESSARY IN ANY JOB MARKET OR FOR ANY CAREER ENDEAVOR? EVEN PRIOR TO THE FEMINISTS' MOVEMENT TO GAIN SUFFRAGE, WOMEN COULD BE EMPLOYED IN THE WORKFORCE TO A LIMITED DEGREE. BUT YOUR MODERN SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF IMPROPER PARENTING IS TO PUT THE IMPROPER PARENT BACK INTO THE HOME. MEANWHILE, OUT IN SOCIETY, NO TEACHERS, NO SCIENTISTS, NO ARTISTS, NO ACADEMICS, NO BUSINESS OWNERS, NO ENTREPRENEURS OF INDUSTRY OF THE FEMALE PERSUASION EXIST. I GRANT THAT ENTRY LEVEL JOBS AND MEANINGLESS PAYCHECKS ARE UNNECESSARY FOR MOST YOUNG, WORKING WOMEN BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE INCAPABLE OF OR UNFIT FOR THEM ANYWAY. BUT THEY AREN'T PREPARED FOR MOTHERING EITHER. WHAT ABOUT THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE THINKING?

IT'S A FACT, DR. LAURA, THAT MOST MOTHERS TODAY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BE MOTHERS. THEY HAVE NOT A CLUE HOW TO PASS THE TIME PROFITABLY FOR A DAY. THEY CARE LITTLE FOR HOUSEWORK OR DOMESTIC PURSUITS. WHAT WILL THESE CHILDREN WITH CHILDREN DO TO PASS TIME? COOK? CLEAN? SOCIALIZE? SHOP? TEACH PHONICS? PLEASE THEIR MEN? READ? CRUISE THE HIGHWAYS? SEEK SEXUAL GRATIFICATION? PARENT? YOU PICK. ARE YOU UNAWARE OF THESE REALITIES?

DR. LAURA, UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE A LIBERAL, YOU HAVE YOUR WORLD VIEW - GRANTED IT'S FROM THE ELITE PERSPECTIVE OF A WOMAN WHO PURSUED A CAREER BEFORE SHE DELIVERED HER ONLY CHILD AT FORTY. IN THE PAST YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY OBJECTION AND OBSERVATONS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NECESSITATE A DEVIATION FROM YOUR MAJOR PREMISE, THAT WOMEN BELONG IN THE HOME. MAY I REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT MOST NUBILE GIRLS ARE SCHLEPS COMPARED WITH YOU. MOST WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO CREATE OFFSPRING SHOULD KEEP THE HOME FIRES LIT AND BABY HAPPY, BUT REALTY THAT KEEPS REARING ITS UGLY AND UNFIT HEAD IS THAT MOST DO NOT.

I ADMIRE YOU AS A CHAMPION OF INTELLIGENT CHOICES, RESPONSIBILITY, THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND CONVENTIONAL MORALITY. BUT I DO NOT ADMIRE YOU AS A FEMINIST WHO PUTS TRUTH SECONDARY TO AGENDA. YOUR AGENDA, THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN, BLINDS YOU TO THE FACT THAT ALL WOMEN CANNOT, SHOULD NOT STAY AT HOME FOR 18YRS OR PERMANENTLY. SOME WOMEN HAVE A RIGHT AND A NEED FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND AN EDUCATION AND/OR CAREER. AREN'T YOU DENYING WOMEN THAT CHOICE? THE CORRESPONDING DUTY TO THE RIGHT TO HAVE CHILDREN DOES NOT NECESSITATE THAT WOMEN REMAIN PERMANENTLY AT HOME.

ON TODAY'S SHOW, WED. MAY 4TH, 2006, YOU PRAISED A DIVORCED WOMAN WITH 2 NATURAL CHILDREN AND 2 FOSTER CHILDREN WHO WORKED FULL TIME OUTSIDE THE HOME. I WAS SURPRISED. MY - OH SO MUCH MORE PERCEPTIVE AND INTELLIGENT THAN MOST MEN ON THE PLANET - HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT A WORKING, DIVORCED MOTHER WAS GIVEN FOSTER CHILDREN. YOU LET THIS PASS. I FEAR YOU WILL PASS TOO ON ANSWERING MY QUESTION - IN MY EVER SO HUMBLE, UNFEMINIST OPINION.