Men lead the world women have shaped
The above statement may anger some women and empower others. For years, we have downplayed the role of the home keeper. It is thought the one in charge of a corporation has more power than a woman keeping an orderly home and raising children. However, just the opposite is true. A mother has the opportunity to shape the world, to influence nations by molding its future leaders. The CEO of a company had a mother who influenced him or her.
As children grew, those around them shaped their lives. Also, how do we view the stay at home mom? It has been said ‘she who rocks the cradle rocks the world.’ The homemaker has the most important task. The mother is the one who spends the most time with the child. She is the primary person who raises future presidents and industry leaders.
The woman who runs a corporation even if it is international deals with the results of a mother’s child rearing. The mother who has influence in the home will later see the results in the boardroom. From the time the child wakes in the morning until they go to bed at night, the mother is teaching her children. What are they learning?
Some may argue they can’t afford to be a stay-at-home mom. However, if you look at the cost of childcare and other expenses, you may discover you will be able to. Also, exhaustion and stress of the wife with an outside job, is it worth it?
Do you want someone else teaching your young child their values? A child is only a child once in their life. The Jehovah’s witness says, ‘Give me a child until he is seven years old and we will have him for life.’ the first few years of a child’s life are the most formative. The values they are taught during that time will stay with them and shape the way they live.
1. Just a housewife?
How could anyone look down a woman whose is a housewife and mother? She is the shaper of the next generation. That baby in the crib will hold some position in society. Author, painter, minister, a leader of change. For their formative years, their mother is there to guide them. To teach them right from wrong. They see the world through her eyes. The mother of a child has more power than the greatest person. Just a mother? Indeed.
2. Lincoln had a mother
So did John Dillinger. Actually two. Both had step mothers. One became president of the United States, the other a bank robber. One known for his leadership, the other for his greed for money.
You say you’re being too harsh. Both had fathers. You're right, but the mother is closer to the child.
3. Reading to your child
Several years ago, I wrote a children’s book. In the book Abigail, Queen of Natronia a young girl is bullied by other children and shunned by adults because of her appearance. She grows into a beautiful woman and becomes queen in her native country.
The book was viewed and read over 134,000 times. It was designed to be read by a parent to their child at bedtime. The message was clear: you can overcome bullying with love. Hopefully, the message from the book will last these children throughout their lifetime. What kind of books are you reading to your child at bedtime?
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Points to ponder
Analyze your life. What are your children learning from you? From others. Is this what you want your children to learn? Write down your goals for your son or daughter. How will they active these goals? How can you help them to have a happy fulfilled life?