I don't "do" baby-talk

Why are so many stay-at-home moms ("sahm"s in obnoxious cyberspeak) so adamently opposed to subsidized daycare? Obviously it's a pride thing, where a woman feels her work is devalued if it can be done by someone else for a price. Does daycare provide a better environment than a stay-at-home mom (or dad) does? In most cases, probably not. It's kind of like serving frozen orange juice concentrate rather than freshly-squeezed, organically grown orange juice. Does the freshly-squeezed juice taste better? Yeah. Is it more nutritional, and friendlier to the environment? Yeah. Is the frozen OJ going to have longterm, serious ramifications for anyone who drinks it regularily. No.

I wish we could put aside our own insecurities and beliefs in a child-oriented "utopia" because only the vulnerable end up bearing the burden of inaccessible daycare. It would be wonderful if all women (or men) could make the choice whether to stay home and raise their kids. Unfortunately, the ones who oppose subsidized daycare so adamently are often the ones who are financially able to make the decision whether to use daycare or not.