I've been wanting to hear some young people's opinions about whether or not a woman should as a rule stay at home to raise a new baby, a viewpoint I consider to be a little old-fashioned, but not without obvious merits; vs. the more modern approach of two working parents and a daycare where you feel confident your child won't be molested.
Why do a lot of people think a woman's place is in the home? What does the Bible say about this? What if Daddy stayed home, is that wrong? Where do people get off expecting everyone to do things, particularly child-raising things, the way they did it?
Posted by cmwillis at February 2, 2004 9:26 PM | TrackBackwithout going into proof-texts and such, a rhetorical question:
why would you want a stranger raising your child when you could do it yourself?
I'd rather have a tiny apartment, crappy car, and eat ramen noodles for the rest of my life than hand my kid over to someone else. maybe it's easy for me to say since we're able to have Michelle stay home, but I can't see doing it any other way.
I think it's the woman's job to take care of the family. and it's also the man's job to take care of the family. my way is to make the doh and do whatever else I can when I'm home. her way is to do stuff around here and maybe make some $$ when she can.
Posted by: bobw at February 3, 2004 7:44 AM