We hear a lot about working mothers and the lack of time they spend with their children, teaching them but what about stay at home Moms? It can be just as much a danger. This week I read an interesting letter in Southern Cross magazine and it raised just this issue.
The author suggested that stay at home Moms need wisdom every bit as much as the working away from home Mom does. She suggested that stay at home Moms can be in danger of being so involved in other activities things like running playgroup, bible study, or involved in other groups that are actually not spending that much time with their children at all.
It may not even be going out to attend other activities that is the problem but spending too much time on the computer with Facebook and Twitter or emails. Interestingly enough in a previous article I wrote about the dangers of the internet in regard to marriage, so I’m guessing that this is a natural follow on from the attitude behind that.
The biggest thing,whether you are a stay at home Mom or a woman who is in the paid work force, is that we spend the time with our spouse and family. I mean time enjoying being with them, time talking together, playing games with them, reading together, and sharing special family fun times. Playing games can be one of the best things to bring a family closer together.
We’ve had family visiting this week and so there had been a lot of game playing going on. Some are board games and other are not. It’s fun to be able to do things together and it often during these times you actually get to hear what is really on people’s minds because they are feeling relaxed.
So, before jumping in to criticize or judge others about the amount of time they spend with spouse and family, maybe each one should have a serious look at their own situation first.
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