Beyond the Cult of Fatherhood

Analyzing a Written Argument

The general argument made by David Osborne in his/her work Cult of Fatherhood is that it is very difficult to be a full-time parent and be able to work a full-time job at the same time. More specifically Osborne suggests that women who stay home and raise children and take care of the house are very hard working and should be awarded for their hard work. He writes, “I’m ready to pin medals on women who stay home every day with their kids.” In this passage, Osborne is suggesting that every woman should be awarded medals for their work. In conclusion, it is Osborne’s belief that it is a very difficult task to work full-time and to be a parent full-time at the same time.

Planning Your Own Argument

In my view, Osborne is right because I know that it would be hard to work a full-time job and take care of children at the same time. For example, this reminded me of the movie raising Helen where both of the parents die and the aunt has to have a job and raise the kids by herself. Therefore, I conclude that having a full-time job and working full-time at the same time would be very difficult and almost impossible.