It's the economy, stupid. No matter how we parse it, so many things seem to come back to that famous Bill Clinton campaign mantra. It's still the economy in terms of major issues in this election. And now, it is apparently the economy when it comes to women leaving the workplace. Not babies. Not unfulfilled June Cleaver fantasies. Just plain old economics.

When I graduated from college I made the conscious decision to stay in DC. It was my home - it still is my home - and despite it's overwhelming cost of living that often made me feel as if I would drown in debt and starve to death, I kept on trucking along because it was my dream. I was living my dream in my dream city, something that I had worked my ass off for and deserved. So I made it work.

There’s this debate that has been going on for ages. I’m pretty sure since the book of Genesis or so it seems. A debate in which both sides seem to think that their way is the right way. Nay the only way to do things and those on the opposing side are just lost souls who are obviously illiterate and uncaring. It’s the debate between working moms and non-working moms. Which is the RIGHT decision and therefore the only decision.