TAKING
TIME
by Rebecca Escort
Extension Home Economist
No M.A.M.!
“No M.A.M.!” That’s what I
say to the on-going conflict ot
“Mothers Against Mothers.” On
this day before Mother’s Day, 1 is
sue a special challenge to mothers
of all ages, economic status, em
ployment situation and family
style. I challenge you to say, “No
M.A.M.!”
Several months ago, I received
a disturbing phone call. A woman
shared with me some tensions she
had experienced first while em
ployed and now as a stay-at-home
(part-time) mom. She told of how
in the past she had made hasty
judgments about other women.
She remembers thinking that NO
women leave their jobs to care for
children.
To her surprise, once she chose
to work part-time, she discovered
other women who had made simi
lar choices. She found that they
were dynamic, intelligent women
who were wrestling with some of
the same questions that her profes
sional colleagues had addressed.
My caller described how that
had been a learning experience for
her. She made some sad observa
tions, and 1 began to ask, “What
are we fighting for?” What is ac
complished by putting another
mother down through our
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thoughts, actions or subtle as
sumptions?
Employed moms, have you:
• ever sensed that others think
you are slighting your children by
placing them in a day care situa
tion for 8-10 hours each day?
• winced when another person
reports how your child took her
first steps or called their name?
• donated extra cash to a fund
raiser because you were unable to
bring baked goods?
• felt neglected when you
couldn’t attend a Mother’s Day
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event?
Stay-at-home moms, have you:
• ever felt uncomfortable serv
ing on a community committee
where everyone else identified
themselves by job tide and em
ployer?
• felt bubbling resentment when
another mom dressed in expensive
clothing and driving a fancy car
comments to you that she HAS
TO work because her family can’t
afford not to have her work (espe
cially when you’re conversing
while standing beside your
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plied for 9 part-time position, a
volunteer board, or a loan and
found that people doubted your
ability to fulfill commitments be
cause you didn’t have an impres
sive resume or work record?
Women have a history of being
sensitive and nurturing. We are
known for our strong communica
tion skills and our ability to build
coalitions—networks of coopera
tion. I challenge you to take steps
today to put those skills to work.
Feel confident that you have made
the very best choice for your fami
ly. Then give other moms that
same latitude to make different
choices given their own unique
circumstances.
Take an active part in screening
your reactions so that we can re
duce the amount of tension and
guilt on both sides of the issue.
Mothers need support and encour
agement, no matter what “hat”
they are wearing. Research has in
dicated that the better women feel
in the roles they have chosen
no matter what (hose roles are
the more content their children
will be. Supporting mothers builds
a positive environment for chil
dren too. This Mother’s Day cele
brate the women that have sup
ported you, and mothers accept
honor for your own dedication.
Begin today to put an end to mo
thers against mothers. Say, “No
M.A.M.”
* * *
Rebecca Escott is a Home Eco
nomist with Penn State Co
operative Extension in Lehigh
County. Cooperative Extension
provides practical information
designed to improve the quality
of life for local residents. We
work in partnership with Penn
State and county government.
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
For a third consecutive year,
Pennsylvania dairy farmers,
through the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program, have joined
forces with the Harrisburg Sena
tors Baseball Club and Giant
Foods to bring fans the ice cream
“Home Run Contest.” This is con
ducted as part of the Senators reg
ular games and related promotion
al activities.
“The Senators feel that the
addition of not only the home run
contest on the radio but also the
one in the park really increases the
excitement in the game at the ball
park and over the radio,” says
Mark Mattem, public relations
director for the Harrisburg Sena
tors Baseball Club. “The contest
increases listenership. We feel
that when people sign up for this,
it gives a plug for all dairy pro
ducts and dairy farmers.”
The “Home Run Contest” has
grown and matured over the past
couple of years. On the radio net
work, fans enter the “Home Run
Inning Contest.” A single name is
drawn for every game with this
contestant competing during the
fourth inning of that game. If any
Senator batter hits a home run dur
ing the fourth inning, the contes
tant wins 2S half gallons of ice
cream. Contestants win a consola
tion prize, a half-gallon of ice
cream, if no one hits a home run.
“In the fourth inning of each
game, we pick one name and that
person gets the entire half inning
to win. If ten batters come up in an
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inning, you get all ten. We wanted
to have more big winners in the
contest,” says Mattem.
“The good thing about the con
test is that we have done it in the
past. People are used to it, get
excited about it, and look for the
entry blank in our program. We've
had a lot of people enter already
and we have not been in town for
too many games,” adds Mattcrn.
Inside of the stadium, fans
attending Senators’ home games
can also win ice cream. For each
game, the Pennsylvania Dairy/
Giant advertisement is stamped in
one program. If a Senator ball
player hits a home run over the ice
cream billboard, in left center
field, the program holder wins 25
half gallons of ice cream. A con
solation prize is awarded in this
contest, as well.
The dairy farmers are also part
of the Senators’ radio network, on
WNNK-AM 1400, Harrisburg,
and WCTX-FM 92.1, Palmyra.
Milk commercials featuring
voices from the farm system are
shared with listeners. The mes
sages emphasize the benefits of
drinking milk. The Senators' net
work and stadium activities offer
dairy farmers a great vehicle to get
messages to consumers of all ages.
“Pennsylvania Dairy has been a
solid sponsoj from day one,” says
Mattem. “Everything the dairy
farmers have done certainly has
helped the Senators grow. Hand
in-hand, both of us are really mov
ing forward by leaps and bounds
because of the association.”