KEEPERS AT HOME
Have you ever wondered whatever happened to the position of keeper at home? Some may think it is an outdated phenomenon, but I have reason to believe among Bible believing Christians it is making a comeback.Among many Christians it has never gone away.
There has come a time in this country where women who have been told, "Be fulfilled, get an outside job!" are finally realizing they have been lied to. In the name of feminism and equality, millions of women have left the home because they were never appreciated, and the products they created were not recognised. Well, guess what?
Some smart women began to see that the children were not happy, and the rewards of the workplace were never forthcoming the way it was told them, and they were STILL expected to do most of the housework, and it dawned on them that the best place to be their best was AT HOME!
So here we are, at the beginning of the Twenty first Century, and things have almost gone full circle. Women are returning to the home in record numbers. Once Christian women saw the trap they have been sucked into, many have decided "this is ENOUGH!" It doesn't make fiscal or emotional sense to pay someone else to raise my children, when God has called me to do the job! I am spending more money and time correcting other people's mistakes when I should be taking care of the children myself, and there is no substitute for ME!How many times have I hit myself mentally because something came up at school (a Christian school) and I was not able to participate because I had to work? How much of my childrens' behavior could be changed for the better, but I am not with them to teach them the ways of righteousness?
For single parents the choices are even more limiting. Does one stay with a neglectful(alcoholic,abusive or sexually predative) spouse simply to be able to stay home with the children? Or does one incur the misunderstanding and antipathy of fellow believers who may not know the whole story of why one is single, and therefore are rather critical?
In any case, God is the one to whom we are ultimately responsible for how we trained the children, especially if we are raising them alone. I know for myself that I have made the right move in raising the children by myself, but time will tell.So far, things are turning out rather well. The oldest is married,with 3 children, and is into attachment parenting, and (I hope) large families. The second one goes to Christopher Newport University, and is soon to graduate. The baby (13) is in 7th grade and is in a fair way to be in college by the time he's 17. He's already had a job offer in a local restaurant, where he helps out while I sip a cup of coffee. So I guess you can say that attachment parenting works!
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