The thousands of mothers (and fathers) whom we know fall generally into three groups.

The first group are the full-time mothers we have just described. They approach their career as a mother with the same dedication and professionalism that any other serious professional does. They are absolutely devoted to their babies.

The second group are the mothers who spend a great deal of time with their babies but not full time. They also are absolutely devoting less than full time range from economic necessity to having a great desire to do additional things.

The third group of mothers we see are those who can spend only short periods of time with their babies. They also are absolutely devoted to their babies. The majority of this group of mothers are forced by dire financial need to spend a major part of their time outside their home.

This is tragic for these mothers and for their babies. A sane society should provide a way for every mother who wants to be home with her child to be home with that child.

All of these groups of mothers share the characteristic that they are completely devoted to their babies and as a consequence are determined that their babies will have the opportunity to be everything good that it is possible for them to be in life.

Obviously there is a fourth group of mothers that we do not get to see. These are the mothers who range from being bored by their children to those who really dislike their children.

As a consequence this group ranges from those who ignore their children (beyond feeding and clothing them) to those that are child abusers even to the point of killing them. The fact that we do not get to see or know this last group of mothers is hardly surprising.