When It Comes to Family Values, We Brag a Lot

Oklahomans are fond of “family values.” We feel we place family relationships at a much higher priority than heathen movie stars in California or liberal East-Coast crazies. Sometimes, I wonder just how much we value families–our talk rings more than a little hollow.

I have recently heard from some distraught single moms. These ladies are making heroic efforts to care for kids and keep body and soul together. Sometimes they feel like they may lose the battle in an instant because they are so close to the edge. They worry about poor decisions their latch-key kids might make while Mom is still at work.

It is so odd that in the age of the Internet, we can’t offer more jobs that allow telecommuting.Isn’t it just a little bit puzzling that many U.S. companies have “telecommuting” employees in Mumbai or Bangalore, but struggling single moms, even in the family-values-valuing Bible Belt cannot have any such opportunity.

(If the Econ-O-Nomaly staff is mistaken and there is a plethora of telecommuting choices here in Oklahoma, our readers will surely bring this to our attention.)