Fox News published an article this week about stay-at-home moms. The article stated that moms that stay home with their children lift a ton of baby each day. The figure is based on a nine-month-old baby weighing 22 pounds and being lifted an average of 90 times per day to be fed, changed, or held. This helps explain why so many mothers that stay-at-home are so tired by the end of the day. It is a daily workout to take care of your child, plus manage your home.
When I first read the title of this article, I just had to smile. I enjoyed this article and I found it to be very interesting and true.
Although I am not a stay-at-home mom, I can relate so much to this article. I work in the daycare at Missouri Southern in the infant room. I help take care of 5 different infants on a given day. The article stated that, due to the daily workout, this could be why moms are so tired. This statement made so much sense to me because I go home so tired from feeding, changing, and rocking babies all day long. I hope someday that I might have the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom. I know that it will not be easy, but I feel like this is what I am called to do. I believe that there is no greater privilege for a woman than to be a wife and a mother, if she is able. We live in a society today that does not appreciate true womanhood. A woman is somehow seen as "less significant" if she stays at home to raise her children and is the manager of her household. Some people see stay-at-home moms as lazy and think that they are on vacation 24-7. However, while there is an exception to every rule, this is not true for the authentic stay-at-home mom.
After reading this article and working in the daycare this semester, I have gained an even greater appreciation for stay-at-home moms and what they do. So, how will you look at stay-at-home moms?
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