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Sunday, February 2. 2014

Being a Mom


From Matt Walsh: Stay-at-home moms: you don’t owe the world an explanation.


"Most important job in the world"? You betcha. It can be joyful, boring as heck, frustrating, and mindless drudgery. In my opinion, Moms need plentiful adult-oriented breaks from child-rearing tasks, and the husband must always be the priority. The best way to kill a marriage is to make the kids more important than the spouse.


Enjoy the game.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss at 16:08 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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A suggested edit, "make anything more important than the spouse".
#1 walt moffett on 2014-02-02 20:53 (Reply)
And I will say, husbands, give your stay-at-home moms a break by taking care of the kids for a bit each night. Pick a job you like to do: giving them a bath, feeding, playing, etc. Otherwise, it will be very hard for your wife to make you a priority.

Babies don't stop crying, pooping or fussing just because you want your wife's full attention on you at times.

Also, VERY hard to turn off mommy brain when kids are little.
#2 MissT on 2014-02-03 00:39 (Reply)
I was most thankful that my stay-at-home wife devoted most all of her attention to our five kids. First, she was much better at child care than me. Secondly, it kept her attention off my manly behavior. And finally, it allowed me to do what I did best, namely work a lot of hours to provide for and support my family. Kids are grown and gone now and she has way too much time to devote to improving me.
#3 Front toward Enemy on 2014-02-03 09:45 (Reply)

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