Family Choice Deserves Praise
April 4, 2002 | Read Time: 1 minute
To the Editor:
In reference to “Two Fund Raisers in the House: What Couples Say Makes It Work — or Not” (March 7), kudos to Carol Helmus, who is taking off a couple of years to raise her preschool children. If only other parents would realize that there is plenty of time to pursue a career, but only one opportunity to be home with their children.
All too quickly, babies are grown, and there is no way to reclaim those lost years. Surely, there is sacrifice involved, but parents will reap the great benefits of establishing those close familial ties, which no surrogate parent can provide, all during the children’s growing-up years and into adulthood. There is no substitute for parents, their love and attention, and that’s all there is to it.
Gay Stuntzner
Director of Development
Regis High School
Stayton, Ore.
