Thomas said that he wanted the government to protect him against the loss of the love and support and companionship of the woman he loved. He had already lost his mother to heart disease, and then his father suffered a stroke that left him bedridden for seven years.
सॆंसस ब्यूरो के अनुसार १९९६ में ६३ प्रतिशत स्त्रियाँ जिनके बच्चे पाँच साल से कम उम्र के थे नौकरी कर रही थीं, द वॉशिंगटन पोस्ट रिपोर्ट करता है ।