The theme of Tillie Olsen's "I Stand Here Ironing" is somewhat difficult to understand. It seems that it's effectively a mother stressing about how she wasn't able to provide for her first-born all of the privileges and opportunities that she wishes she could have. This is truly a predicament on the part of the mother, as during the depression it was increasingly hard to provide a good life for one child (let alone 5), and she is constantly stressing about the lack of experience she has in raising a child. Given the set of circumstances presented to the mother, I don't believe that she really had a chance to provide any better for her daughter more than she did. It's only sad that the rest of the world didn't see her daughter in the same light as she herself did.
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