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PTP interviews Ann Romney, learns about the struggles she had to overcome as a parent
4/15/2012 8:29 PM Matt Rock -
Ann Romney, the wife of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, has been in the news quite a bit this week, after Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen stated on Wednesday that Romney had “never worked a day in her life.” We decided to close out the week by sitting down with Romney to discuss how she feels about the remark, now that several days have passed.
“I'm still insulted, I mean, who wouldn't be,” Ann Romney explained to us. “To claim that being a mom isn't real work, it's insulting to mothers everywhere. I mean, it's not like there are single mothers out there working two or even three menial jobs to raise kids on their own, while STILL coming home to raise their kids every day as best they can, without multimillionaire husbands around to support them financially and hire childcare staffs that rival the number of workers in one of those `Wal-Mart' stores the peasants shop in. It's ludicrous to say otherwise.”
Romney smiled when we asked her what it was like raising her five kids. “It was challenging work, but I enjoy a good challenge. On a typical school day, each of our five kids' personal nannies would wake them up and get them ready for school. The nannies would get the kids ready, then I'd go jogging, and come home on time to make sure our maids and our butler weren't stealing any cutlery. I'd read a book, take a few laps in the pool, flirt with our gardener, and go shopping, all of that in one day! Then the nannies would pick the kids up from school, and help them with their homework while our three personal chefs and our family nutritionist would prepare dinner. When we all sat down for dinner, as a family, the kids would talk to us about their days for about three or four minutes, then Mitt would talk about his day for the next half-hour, and then the nannies would take them off to bed, while our cleaning staff cleared the table and did the dishes. If they were going to steal our forks or our spoons, that was their best chance, so I had to watch them like a hawk! Then, FINALLY, after a long, hard day of parenting, I could FINALLY get some sleep, only to repeat the whole process nine hours later!”
“I don't think I'm a hero really, even though everyone seems to be calling me that right now,” Romney concluded. “Parenting is hard work. It's nothing like raising a pet. You can't stick your kid in a kennel and tie that kennel to the roof of your car, to keep the noises and smells out. Believe me, Mitt and I tried. It would have been a lot better than listening to them, you know, talk and fart and whatever else kids do. But they make way too much noise, and bang on the roof until you let them back in. Those are the sorts of sacrifices you have to make for your children as a mother. They're difficult choices, but in the end, you feel somewhat-good about some of them.” - Return to Previous Page
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