Earlier on I was drawn to what has been termed “ Mummy wars”
When I first heard about the way women pulled women who were stay at home mums
down, I was in disbelief, I actively
resisted the idea that there were women who felt they were more superior
members of society because they had careers and more involvement in making
money for the family.
But that is the truth. Stay at home mums have been accused of
being lazy, unambitious and all sorts of other things. I wrote about a woman who quit her job to
start homeschooling her kids some weeks ago and from her story you could tell
the pressure was on her because of what a lot of her other working class friends
would say/think. Obviously, we don’t all have the desire or the luxury to stay
at home, but what some people don’t seem to understand is that
families and
children are important to our whole society so that mum who always who
volunteers at after school activities
and spends a lot of time with her children at home is working hard too. doing
something different from the mainstream causes other parents to go through an
unconscious process in their heads that
often turns into a attacks at the other person's choices. For those who are thinking of the choices they want
to make I advise they look to the Bible. We see Ruth and Naomi, Rebecca, Deborah, Mary and Martha If we try to visualize
these people and what they represent it will evoke a lot of compassion within
you for others’ paths and appreciation for your own unique path. With prayer and a deep esteem for Gods' will I believe every mother will make the right choices and raise her children well no matter what.
Meagan Francis said --and I' m paraphrasing this a bit --We have to be focused enough to give ourselves enough breathing
space to sort out the “Maybe I should be doing…” voices from the “That is
something I want to be doing because it is in line with my convictions and values…”
voices.
when weaving a net, every thread is of importance.
By Ijeoma Olujekun
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