Thursday, May 8, 2008

If you...

and your wife decide that she should stay at home to care for your children, that's just great for you.

Your choice.

I will try not to judge.

Honestly.

But don't then come to work and tell the mothers who work in and outside their homes how much your wife has to do and how she can't possibly have a job because she has to "raise the kids."

Kids get raised. Some people do it well. Some people do it less well. But even if their moms have jobs, they get raised. Somehow we find the time to earn a living and give our kids love and attention and kisses.

I'm not saying it's bad to stay home and take care of your kids. But when you work with a bunch of women who spend 40-55 hours a week at the office and then go home to families in need of attention, homes in need of cleaning, laundry in need of washing, food in need of cooking, don't look for a round of applause for all the work your stay-at-home wife does.

I'm just saying.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

one of the cool things is that you spread the joy of johan all the way over to our house. that is so nice.
his recognition of us feels so good when we appear before him.
he gets to explore another world and we are fresh for him as i know you are when you come get him. that is a blessing for us and new and different experience for him. same for his 1 day a week outing to see the kids and staff at day care.
the real world is full of different experiences and he is on his way....