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Are you a Working Mom who wants to work at home, or a Stay-at-Home Mom who wants to work from home? In the 21st century, this dream can be reality. Strangely enough, some women have been trying to have it all. This marks the clash. You have mothers who focus on the primary care of their families while delaying their personal dreams. You have the mothers who have dedicated their lives to their careers while compromising the stability of their families. In the middle, there are millions of mothers who attempt to do it all out of necessity and attempt to chase the great American Dream.

The Problem

According to the 2005 Census Report, there are 82.5 million mothers in the United States. There were 10 million single mothers living with children under 18 years old. Working Moms made up 55 percent of mothers with infants. In contrast, there were 5.4 million Stay-at-Home Moms in 2003. As a result of working mothers, there are over 2 million preschoolers in daycare while their mothers are working. Should mothers work? This debate continues to gain momentum as Americans witness the moral fabric being torn apart. Feminists celebrate the liberations of working moms while traditionalists postulate the merits of home-bound mothers for institutional stability.

Some mothers have tried to maintain a healthy balance of work and family life, but this balancing act leaves many