The battle of the SAHM vs. the working mom is centered around this idea of “choice,” which I agree, we should get to “choose” how we conduct our lives. If you chose to have a baby, that was the choice you made. Would your employer let you stay home whenever you wanted to because you have “free choice?”

No, you chose that job and that job comes with a set of responsibilities and commitments that you are now beholden to. Why do we not treat motherhood in a child’s early years the same way?