How the "Stay at Home Mom" May Change the Future

Over the course of this class, many of us have probed "why" and "how?" Why are individuals not taking climate change and global warming more seriously, and how can each of us play a part in combatting this horrendous change that is taking place on Earth. Although I do not have the answers to these questions, I believe that, with the assistance of the "right group", climate change may soon become a known global challenge, to which we may be able to someday mend.


Yesterday, as we were strolling through the woods and adventuring around the lake, I was having a casual conversation with Jacob. Although I do not recall the exact context of the conversation, I do remember cracking a joke at the expense of stay at home moms. It was then that an idea sparked in my mind! "I will write about the stay at home mom profession!" I had struggled to target a profession before yesterday, because I am still a lost teenager who cannot even decide where she wants to spend the next four years of her life. Although I do not desire to be a stay at home mom on a long-term basis, I know that I will someday have a family, and I will stay at home with my children while they are growing up. To me, stay at home moms may be the solution to global warming wound.


Although this is not true in every case, stay at home moms are typically associated with wealth, and quite often are deemed "trophy wives;" at least where I am from. Many of the mothers who I now know that stay at home have grown children that they do not have to look after during the day. Many of these moms are married to doctors, lawyers, financial advisers, CEO's, professional athletes...all professions that allow for only one spouse to work, while providing quite a large cushion for "family adventures" on the side. Many stay at home moms have the luxury of being able to afford large gas guzzling automobiles, the finest cut of steak, and hundred dollar heels. They often join clubs such as Country Clubs, workout facilities, and more. Just think, though, of the power that these moms could have if they were to apply this wealth to combatting climate change. Instead of paying a monthly fee to West Hills indoor athletic club, the Beverly Hills mom could pay a monthly fee that would allow her to enjoy local foods and rock climb and bike outside, without the use of electricity.




Although it may be challenging for stay at home moms who have little kids to find time to dedicate their lives to climate change, I have many friends whose moms now say they have "nothing to do with their lives" now that their kids are in high school. These mothers could spend their days presenting at schools, attending conferences and forums, preparing healthy meals for their families and friends, and alerting the general public about the dangers of climate change. While researching "stay at home moms and climate change," I came across an article that discusses exactly that. Mothers vs. Climate Change describes the mechanisms that would allow mothers to become the next environmental activists. Because scientists and politicians have not seemed to convey the message, perhaps moms who shop, vote, care for their families, and network, may be able to do the trick. By making climate change an issue that concerns mothers and their children, we may be able to solve the problem. After all, stay at home moms quite often have a fountain of wealth and connections that may allow them to combat global warming once and for all.