Sunday, March 8, 2009

To Work or Not to Work

I would say there are two main thoughts a person may have of a SAHM. Either they think that's great, or they think we'll she's just wasting her life away. Well I have to admit I do sometimes feel like I'm wasting my life away, my brain is turning to mush, yada yada all that stereotypical stuff, but its worth it for my kids. Then there's the working mom, which I've done and am doing right now. I really would not want to go back to work full time while any of my children are little. Don't get me wrong I very much respect mom's who work full-time. I know its very challenging-that's why I wouldn't want to do it again. I know many SAHMs who would give a working mom that shameful dissaproving look. Why though why is there two sides to this seemingly unsolveable problem? What caused the "Mommy Wars"?
I really believe its the, as Rush Limbaugh likes to call them, FemeNazis, we have to blame for the very unfair and plain just not right scenario we have ourselves in American culture. The women who say the biblical worldview is wrong because it approves a patriarchal, phalocentric thinking society, they are the Femenazi's.
Don't get me wrong about feminism, because I really believe women are better off because of the feminist movement, or are we? Well we can vote, and we don't have to put up with our husband's crap, and we can work and have our own money. We can go out and have sex with as many men we want and call it "TEST DRIVING THE CAR BEFORE WE BUY IT" We can find ourselves pregnant and take a pill to make sure there isn't any "consequences" to pay for all that test-driving.
So what do you say are we really better off in this world today? I really think many women would have to say no not really because now the mom's have two jobs to do. Not only do they have to go win the bread, but they have to come home and bake it too!
To all the Femenazis out there who say the biblical worldview is wrong I challenge your thinking. Behind every great man in the bible there is a great woman. Women really have a way at getting men to do exactly what they want done. Eve got what she wanted. Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Ruth, Debra, Hannah, Tamar, Delilah and so many others. These women have the greatest stories to tell.
Those stories are written right in with stories of the men; its not the bible who has forgotten the contribution of women its society and culture passed down from generations. You see when a man turned to a coward, or waivered in their faith, there was always a woman or women who would step up to the plate.
As women we need to find who we are in Jesus. He knows who we are, not our families or our friends. Not our neighbors or our bosses. He created each of us for a purpose. I've finally found that purpose and no longer am I going to strive to achieve the success or standards other people expect of me. The only reason I really like Rush's nickname for "FemeNAZI's" is because like NAZIs feminists tend to force their beliefs on anyone and everyone, infiltrating media, schools, even to the government level.
Rush also said all of the women of the feminist movement are dumbfounded by the phenomenon of women moving from the the career-oriented, self-centered world, back into their homes to take care of the children. These same feminist women are finding out their own daughter's want to be princesses-to have a man sweep them off their feet and take care of them the rest of their lives.
What is so wrong with that? Will someone please tell me what is so wrong with the princess mentality? I mean aren't we all princesses in God's kingdom waiting for our Prince Jesus? I don't know about you, but I'm eagerly waiting for that day I see my beloved the love of my soul!