Out of the mouth of babes

This post was written by another Blogger Spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com It was so well written I had no hopes of saying it better!! If you ever have the chance check out her blog for yourself, it's eye opening, well written and really makes you think !!! I would love to know what you think about this post , so please feel free to comment, if you don't have a blogger Id, post anonymously!!



"I'd love to stay home with my children. I just can't afford it."
I hear the comment all the time from working mothers. My usual response is, "I can't afford not to."
I am willing to only have one car, live in a modest three bedroom house, and go without many things so I can be home with my children.Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels the sacrifice is worth it.
Author and blogger Leslie Morgan Steiner of the Washington Post had the opportunity to speak to her son's third grade class about writing. Currently , Ms. Steiner is writing a book on motherhood, so the topic of conversation turned to what the children thought about their moms working outside the home. Here's a few quotes from the children:"

Wednesday is the only day my mom can pick me up. I dream about Wednesday all week."

"My mom used to go to Africa like, 20 times a year. Now she is home all the time and every day I am surprised to see her in the kitchen when I wake up.

and from her own son came this quote:
I think all moms should stay home with their children.

While this is just anecdotal evidence, I'm willing to bet most children would say something similar. Parents are working so hard to to provide their children all of the latest material possessions but clearly the one that money can't buy is time.
Some in the Ms. Steiners comments were quick to dismiss the opinion of the children. Here's one:
My response to Leslie's post is "so what?" Children, wonderful as they are, are basically big bundles of Id. They'd probably also prefer to eat pizza and cheetos for dinner every night, given the choice. Why should the fact that kids would probably prefer to have one or both parents at home full-time mean, as Leslie implies, mean that parents who choose otherwise are putting their own needs ahead of their children's? We spend our entire lives as parents trying to moderate what the kids want against what's best for them. Why should we forget that just because the SAH/WOH issue is emotionally fraught. Sure, Jr. might resent in the short term that he doesn't have a cookie-baking June Cleaver of his own at home, but if the mom would be bored or unhappy without working for income, then would he really be better off?

My answer would boldy be YES.
But this isn't about what the child wants or even what the parent wants. The problem is absent a biblical standard, that is what this argument is reduced to. It becomes a subjective game of what's best for one at the expense of another. Personal happiness trumps personal sacrifice. An honest analysis is impossible because their is no longer a common standard. And anyone daring to say mothers belong home with their chilren is seen as judgemental or, if you're a child, a "bundle of Id".
I have never met anyone who, later in life, would say they wished they spent more time working. But I have met some, who said they wished they had spent more time with their children especially when they were young.Years ago, I heard a radio interview with a couple whose daughter had committed suicide in her teen years. They recalled that they were too busy to see many of the warning signs that their daughter displayed. She wrote a suicide note before she died. It said, "Mom and Dad, you've given me everything to live life with, but nothing to live life for."Our life's decisions should not be based on what's best for the children or what's best for me. There is another way,
But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.
And for me that means choosing home.

THIS ONE IS FABULOUS!!! It was written by an 8-year-old, Danny Dutton of Chula Vista, CA, for his third-grade homework assignment. The assignment was to explain God. Wonder if any of us could do as well?"

EXPLAIN GOD

One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth.He doesn't make grown-ups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to take up His valuable timeteaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.

God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this.God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His time by going over your Mom and Dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.

Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista. At least there aren't any who come to our church.
Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work like walking on water and performing miracles and people finally got tired of Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind, like His Father and He told His Father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said "O.K."
His Dad (God) appreciated everything that He had done and all His hard work on earth so He told Him He didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So He did. And now He helps His Dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.
You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.
You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God. Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.
If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.
But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and He can take me back anytime He pleases.
And...that's why I believe in God.