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What do you want to be when you grow up?
Is a question that everyone
gets asked many times growing up. I would always say Vet but honestly I wanted
to say a Vet and a Mother!!
To this day I still want to be a mother! Yes, I love working
and helping pay the bills but honestly all I really want is to have my own
family.
There is a lot out in the world saying that to be
accomplished you must look outside the home. I do not believe that. I believe
being a mother is just as important as a career. I would give mine up to be a
mom and I know many women who would too. I have many friends that have.
I recently read an article about how having a career is
better than a stay at home mom. The author of the article was rude and it was
only one sided. She said that anyone can get married and have kids but not
everyone can make it in the business world. That is not true! I know woman who desperately
want to get married but have never had the chance and woman who all they want
is a child but cannot have one.
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| Bruce my bearded dragon |
No one should put some else down for choosing to be a mom
over having a career and the other way around.
I have also heard that woman who have an education and choose to be mother and not use that education are wasting it. I do not believe that either.
Growing up who taught you the most?
You mother
Mothers who are educated pass on that knowledge to the next generation. A mother can pass on her education to her children. No education is ever wasted.
I do not believe being a mother is less worthy then being educated and being a successful business woman.
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-Winston my grandma's dog. Went into work and found out he was boarding!!
This blog is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love what you said. And I agree. You've heard me say that my going back to school and becoming a teacher was important to me, but being a mother was the most important thing I could have done. I am so grateful that my children all turned out to be such amazing people, and they are a much greater legacy than I could have made in any career. I should say that many people do wonderful things in their careers. I do not want to discount that. But for me, being a mother was so fulfilling and rewarding. I am grateful I had that blessing in my life, and that blessing continues...
I have been thinking about my decision to have a large family, and how many now days feel concerned that they could not afford children. I find it is a matter of faith more than a matter of dollars. I really believed that if He would give me a child to raise, that He would help me and my husband to be able to care for the child as long as we did all we could. That faith has proved true throughout our years. About the time kids really cost money, they are starting to be old enough to help get some jobs and contribute. Being a little poor just helps them become self-reliant. I'm glad my mother decided to have me before my father was out of the army. So what if I slept in a drawer on a couple of trips? Mom and Dad loved me so much! Mom would make me darling clothes and she made her own furniture out of orange crates. She made the set so cute that others in Panama bought it from her when she left! I didn't have designer nurseries for my kids, but we always had a nice place for our children and we all had each other. I believe one of the best gifts I could give my kids was siblings. They all love and support each other so well now! And you guys are a big part of that!
I am so proud of how you have gained education and have prepared yourself to do great jobs. It is so good to have skills to rely on and use. And, as you said, none of that is wasted on children. Your children will be so much better off as you are able to intelligently teach and help them along in life.
When you and Chris are able to have children, you will be the BEST parents! I love to watch the two of you interact with kids. And for now, you are a wonderful support to each other and to our family members. Thank you for all you do.
Love,
your mother-in-law