Catdaddy's mom didn't have to work when she was pregnant (she had three kids, Catdaddy, and his brother and sister). But his father abandoned his family early on and seldom paid a dime of child support.
Did my mother-in-law start mooing and lowing about how UUUNFAAAAIR it all was? Nope! With the help of a good friend, she was able to find a job and eventually buy a house. She knew that her deadbeat ex wasn't about to pony up, so she had no choice but to bust her ass to support her family.
And this was back in the late 50's, when the deadbeat left, and she had to go to work. People still didn't want to hire women, especially mothers, as it was still common for them to just stay at home and raise kids. So MIL had to work twice as hard to prove herself and keep her job.
Catdaddy didn't have much while growing up, but his mom did the best she could to provide basic necessities. And she never complained. Also, when Catdaddy and his siblings were old enough, she fully expected them to help with chores and stuff. And they did.
Even though MIL did not become a single mother by choice (she was married to the father of her kids, and all of them had the same father, howsabout that?), she never mooed and lowed and expected special treatment.
She was a great example for working mothers. But now, as Fattie said, the moos now are ruining things for ALL women by being entitlement-minded bitches.