Hi friends, hope everyone has had a fantastic few weeks! I know I have.
So continuing on the topic of women in society, I would like to address moms. We all have one. And many people think they must have the worst jobs in the world. And the job isn't easy for sure! When you have kids, your life is no longer your own. All your interests shift and you must become committed to focusing your energy to shaping the life of another person who can be totally dependent on you for up to 18 years. So why do moms do it? Many express the joy they find in seeing their children grow and discover the world. Others say that their children make them better people. But the most compelling thing I have read comes from parents.com: “I love that at the age of 33 I can fly a kite, blow raspberries, act like Scooby Doo, look forward with childish excitement to the Smurf's comeback (movie will be in a theatre near you in May, whoot!), cut in front of lines with a crying baby, sing-along with Elmo while stopped at traffic lights (with the windows down!), go sled riding at the park, decorate sidewalks with chalk, use both men's and women's restrooms, run through public sprinkler systems, eat cake at children's birthday parties, observe ants, play tag, build cities in the sandbox, order a Happy Meal (for myself), and laugh hysterically at Sponge Bob without looking stupid.” With all these joys, why do feminists today try to tell women that being a stay-at-home mom is oppressive to women? One feminist, Simone de Beauvoir, even ventured as far to say that “No woman should be authorized to stay home to raise her children. Women should not have that choice, because if there is such a choice, too many women will make that one.” She describes the choice to stay home and raise her children like it is burden, and maybe somedays it is, not a joy. While a woman may feel that her career is limited by having children, it isn’t. Being a mother is the greatest job in the world. Personally I find this to be such a blessing because of my personal faith. Cited in Proverbs 31:28-29, a man praises his wife for her wonderful works: “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” So girls and women. Don’t believe that you cannot be a mom and be an amazing worker or woman. Being a mother is a rewarding job that will bring joy to you're heart every day and should never be viewed as anything — oppressive, patriarchal, robbing — other than a blessing!
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