Okay, well, not all of it.  But it's interesting that in the last few days I've come across several articles about A-list actresses saying they'd like to spend most of their time staying home with their kids.

Angelina Jolie told the BBC that she plans to fade away from acting, perhaps only doing a project every few years to give her greater time to enjoy her family.  In the same week, Nicole Kidman also expressed an interest in cutting back her career to stay home and have more children. 

Even fresh-faced up-and-coming star Rachel Bilson, who has yet to start a family, is saying that the long-besmirched label "housewife" may be in her future.  The star of movies like Jumper, Last Kiss, and New York, I Love You told a reporter, "I've always been maternal. I want to travel and enjoy myself first, but I really want a family. I love the career I have chosen. But I'd be quite happy as a housewife, at home with the kids. I think I'd be really content."

Of course, this could just be another one of those things that actresses say without really meaning to grab headlines, but it's hard to imagine A-list stars being comfortable expressing such sentiments in the 80s or even 90s when feminist political correctness reigned supreme.  More likely, they are being influenced by the opinions of regular moms.  Polling shows the vast majority of moms--80 percent--now say they don't want to work full time, a big increase from the previous two decades.  And the opt-out trend is proving that women are far less apologetic about making wife and mother their primary titles.

So for once it looks like Hollywood may be following the trend rather than setting it.