Don’t pigeonhole women over careers

A wolf in sheep’s clothing. She used protection of the First Amendment to try to eviscerate Harrison Butker’s message unsuccessfully.

I once worked for a man who always asked me if I knew the difference between success and happiness. “Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you got.”

I am the father of two beautiful daughters and grandfather of four wonderful granddaughters. One daughter has an MBA from Northwestern but chose to stay home and be with her fantastic kids. One will probably be a producer on 60 Minutes one day. Another will forsake her incredible athletic talent to join a sorority and enjoy her college years. The youngest is most likely a D1 athlete and loves multiple sports.

My younger daughter is a single mother who has to balance work with rearing two great kids. She loves her work but by necessity can’t always be there for her kids.

Work and family are both noble and rewarding, but in recent years, the pressure has been intense on young women to have a career. It’s not to say there aren’t ways to do both but it is extremely difficult. So are they successful and/or are they happy?

Let’s not pigeonhole our daughters into some fictitious wonderland because a writer at WaPo thinks differently than a kicker from Kansas City.

Bill Blaine

Glen Ellyn