The Women of Jerusalem

Hi ajinomoto! I agree with you that Christian mothers should stay home and raise their children. Sometimes this isn't possible for many reasons. For myself, personally I stayed home and home schooled all 3 of my kids. I'm still home schooling one of them. But there was a time, just recently where I had to work outside the home to help pay bills. I'm happy to say that I'm back home now to be here with my son. It's now very fulfilling for me. Earlier on in my mothering days I just didn't appreciate my role and would find ways to try and escape. I'm very sorry that I did that now, but that's in the past and I won't dwell on it. Another reason I can think of that moms work outside of the home is they had set goals for themselves. Then a baby appears in the picture and they're not quite ready. They've gotten married, bought a house, bought a few cars and can afford these things as long as both husband and wife are working. It would be easy for us to tell them to sell the expensive cars, sell the house and move somewhere more affordable. But change isn't easy - even if we know it's the right thing to do. I believe that all good mothers are doing the best they can with whatever situation they are in. I do believe that if a Christian mom has a choice she should stay home with her children. But that's not my decision to make for her. It is between God, her husband and her.