European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Preserving traditional family values Mother stays at Home by Beverly Beyette los Angeles times ams and Harry Kerker without apology living in 1h-? c Lane " for kicks he Rel eroes he to saturday soccer games she 13 a rep Leader and second y?.li ail teacher living it up Lor them Means take Homo r723 cd Ckon in go go go up a u j is. Their lifestyle in the upscale suburb cd . 3 h Nirde would a com to some quaintly Anichino v., but the an an .r.?. / for on inc run important read in cd a vanishing vex ?.l institution they an hcne3t y -.5 a Jil onal family. Consisting of a father Ho ii th2 be.rejjv.-inner, a Mother who is a full time j Iao cd -. 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Now there is the negative a out from the age of the Cuper mom " can women have it a and do in what is to lol in ?.r children the Kirk cars consider themselves Lucky As Harry s income As a vice president for hdm. A Large los Angeles advert . Makes in possible for jams to stay at Home with their daughters. Schuyler. 7. And Holland 5 to laughs and cays. My accountant refers to my Wile As a luxury item. My friends have porsche. We have a Mullier at the perkers did not spend Long agonizing hours debating whether Janis a fashion designer should return to work after Schuyler was born. Ehe recalls. I worked up until the Day i had the baby. I just thought i was going to have this baby and go Back Lov . When she came it was a rude Awakening. I d in t realize they were up every two hours during the night and you were Grouchy and one Day while she was still on maternity leave the office called there was a crisis that needed solving. As she spoke on the phone the baby started crying. At that jams says i decided. I Don need this " Harry was totally supportive of her decision when he was growing up in upstate new York the oldest of four boys he recalls. Everybody had a mom at Home. Everybody had a dad who went off to work. I Don know what it would have been like not to have my Mother at Home to take care of me put band aids on my Janis always wanted to be a he says and if they can afford for her to stay Home he asks Why would i want someone else to raise my kids the perkers live a comfortable a flashy life As an and Agency executive he is in the business of persuading people that they need to consume but he says smiling. I Don buy it. I encourage my kids not to fall for those Janis drives a new ish 1985 Volvo but his car is a 10 year old Chevy Blazer. House a 1920s Spanish they bought in 1986 for $"23 000. Is rather than Chic. The living and Cre rooms Nicley furnished and there is a ejection of whimsical to k . Beyond these rooms. Jon. Says Cho ing a visitor around in All Falls the huge Yard which she mows and Walers is a h i Hazard Tab Ca j the Kitchen which she describes As c ii from the year is Cut up and ill planned. c us j rear age is Harry s Hobby room where to 1 b of year me expo Lowil of co tar i a a we tin de be. A i Imi is i the do i cd. Lot the t the Agi the to Adi the inc checking out Day care facilities by Marianne and Stephen Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman Cox news service Reader s letter we expecting our tint baby. I la be working Lull time until right before i m due and i la probably have to return to work in the tall. We can t afford to hire someone full time to care Lor our baby to Well have to use Day care. There several commercial facilities nearby and Tome non profit Day care centers in churches too. My apartment neighbor leaves her kids with a woman at her Home. I m go in to to i s f Sec alp3cf a out in icons aae 3 ii a Joti. What a my d / lock Lor 7/uniis. A for to be i. t Yum it i a t. 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