President Obama, Being a Stay-At-Home Mom Is My Choice!!!



President Obama, in his speech given on Halloween Day in Rhode Island, said the following (during minutes 13-15):

 "Sometimes, someone, usually mom, leaves the workplace to stay home with the kids, which then leaves her earning a lower wage for the rest of her life as a result.  

That’s not a choice we want Americans to make.”

When exactly did all Americans fork over their ability to make choices for themselves to the government?

Why does the President think that it is his duty to make decisions for us?

Is it because we can't think for ourselves?

Does he think I don't know that being a stay-at-home mom generates zero income?

Believe me, I know what it means to live on one income.

My husband and I made the choice together, as the best option for our family.

I understand this speech was about how women can be a valuable asset to the workforce.  I get that.  I am an adult with a college degree in education, one of Washington's favorite stomping (controlling?) grounds.  As educated adults, we have made this decision because we believe it is best for our family.

For mom to raise the children
For mom to educate them
For mom to nuture them
and instill our Christian beliefs in their little hearts and minds

While dad is head of the household, earns income to provide for our family, and jumps in to homeschooling when he is able.

Has President Obama considered that the average income for a work-away-from-home mom may just be enough to cover daycare costs?  That may be why he's pushing for a free, mandatory preschool program for all preschool aged-children. But that's not the point.

We don't stay at home with them because we can't afford daycare.

We want to be up to our elbows in the nitty gritty of childrearing and education.
We want to take full responsibility for our part in raising the next generation.

An article published on townhall.com by Sarah Jean Seman goes on to say:

"Now while this may be true for some individuals who cannot afford day-care, many women see it as a privilege to be able to leave the workplace to invest in their loved ones, and, through the raising of the next generation, the future of their country."

I would like to add two important points:

1.  We love our children and want to be the primary influence in their lives.

 2.  We believe it is our God-given right to keep our children home and educate them, from birth on.

The Bible provides a foundation for parenting in this way in the following verses:

Deuteronomy 11:1+9

"Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.  Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

Being a stay-at-home mom is my educated, well-thought out, planned-for, reveled-in choice!!

My choice.

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