I Want my Gurl Edicated

Some day I want my little girl to be educated. Yes, I want her to know how to cook, bake, clean the house, and all that good stuff (though, personally, I find it all a little overrated - am I allowed to say that?). But I would love for Jules to also go to college or university some day. Why? What if Juliet doesn't get married? What if Juliet does get married and doesn't have children? Do you spend your days cleaning and fussing in the house? What if Juliet does marry and there are financial problems? (Is your head ringing yet?) I want her to be able to provide for herself if she has to. I would hate to have my daughter panic because let's say, she's thirty, unmarried, and knows how to care for a house and bake and cook, etc, and that's about it. I don't have anything against parents wanting to "train" their daughters to be housewives and homemakers (I think my mom trained us girls in my family, more or less, to be able to care for a house, etc., but I think I learned by default, which was perfectly fine by me). But if being a "homemaker" is the only option for a young girl, I have a problem with that. Saying that every woman has to find fulfillment ONLY at home is...limiting. I understand why so many people are against the "career women." We picture a woman getting up at five in the morning, rushing her kids off to daycare, racing back to the daycare at five o'clock, throwing a frozen pizza in the oven, putting the kids in bed, and then being too tired to pay a whit of attention to the ole' hubby. Yeah, it's not a pretty picture. And I am not endorsing it. But there are other "pictures" out there, too. But I do think there can be fabulous reasons for the working gal as well! I am thankful (most days) for the opportunity to get out of the house, dabble in teaching, make a little money, and come back home to my little girl! Reading this little post, I'm afraid I sound a little on the defensive side, but it's what I think I believe.... Am I crazy? And, before someone jumps down my throat, of course I do believe that you do not have to have a college degree to be "educated." That said, having a college education can open up doors that would be otherwise closed. And now that I am done with all this disclaimer business, I shall quietly shut down my computer, and pay attention to this little girl who has been bugging me since I started typing!!!!