Friday, September 28, 2007
A mom's job
My daughter is home sick today. What a blessing to be able to be here with her to see to her needs and to comfort her. How sad for a child to know that Mom is inconvenienced by her illness, that her work suffers, that plans must be rearranged etc. In my opinion, it is a mother's job to care for her children, especially when they need extra attention. It is the nature of a child to desire this care. Thanks be to God that I can be home with my daughter.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
8 comments:
I hope your daughter feels better soon
I hope your daughter feels better soon...
Also Rosemary I totally agree with you, but sadly not every family can afford to have mom stay home when the kids are sick.
I hope she feels better soon. What a blessing to have her mom with her.
Amen
I agree, and it's what keeps me going when I'm tempted.....just because all my children are in school does not mean they don't need me at home.
Thank you for all your well wishes for my daughter. Karin, I know, sadly some people have no choice. Barb, yes, all my children are in school too, but then there are the school vacations, the sick days, and all the work of just keeping the household running...
You are blessed to be able to stay home and be available to your kids. I work part time because our family needs the income. I am blessed to have a job where I am down the hall from my kids and see them off an on throughout the day. I do have to make rearrangements in my life if one of my kids is sick on a day I work but they would never know about that. Nor would they ever feel that I was inconvenienced. You can work and still make your children a priority in your life. I would give anything to be a stay at home mom but it is not in the Lord's plan for us right now and He has provided, in my opinion, the best possible way for me to work to help my family and be with my kids as much as possible at the same time. Everyone has different situations in which they find themselves. I do not feel that being a working mom outside the home has to make you any less an available mom than one who works inside the home.
I hope your daughter gets better really soon. It is the worst when your babies are suffering!
Wheelbarrow Manor, You're absolutely right. When you need to work for your family that's just what you have to do and the kids know that. I have actually worked part time for the last four years in just the same kind of situation you're describing. I was right across the hall from my daughter too:-) It's just the best kind of work situation for a mom. This year our circumstances changed and I did not have to. I now have the luxury of being a stay-at-home mom all the time (although I still substitute teach) And it should be emphasized. It IS a luxury and a great blessing. And it should never be assumed that a mom without that luxury has placed her children on any less a priority level. Thanks for making that point and thanks for visiting my blog.
Post a Comment