It is rare for the father to volunteer to be a stay-at-home dad because this automatically assumes the role and obligation of the woman. However, there are men who choose to stay at home and care for their children while the mother works outside the home. Additionally, many of these decisions parents have to make are attributed to their financial situation and whether they can afford to have one parent stay home while the other parent works. According to the article "Mom vs. Mom," Ralph describes the lives of two women with opposing views on raising children. It is stated that mothers who cannot stay at home due to work obligations would like to have more time to spend with their children, and stay-at-home mothers would like to have a life outside the home and feel like a productive person with their own identity. It is clearly stated that it is not possible to determine what is the right way to raise a child and when such an opportunity presents itself, the parent will know what he or she will need to do to provide a loving and stable environment for his or her child.