A very large number of people, apart from those you mention, should they indeed exist.
True…people who think that they’ll get more joy out of a new car than they will out of a new baby.
People who don’t want to do the work that a new baby brings into the home.There are more of them than one would think. I’ve heard MANY new Mothers…returning from their Maternity leave say, “I’m sure glad I’m back to work. I hate staying home. I’d have been back wks. ago if the choice was all mine.”
Will you be able to get your faux nails done every month, I couldn’t. Go out to eat once a week, buy $150. purses, probably not…at least for a few years…but, if you learn to sew, shop sales,
make gifts, stick to a budget, etc.etc., You’ll be able to dress you & your children nicely &have a once month “family treat night”.
Women who do not realize that their PRIMARY role in life is to be a Mother. Not ONLY an attorney, a doctor, a receptionist, etc. miss out on SO much.
Notice that I didn’t say ONLY role, I said PRIMARY role. Play it smart, have your children when you’re young. Go to their music recitals, their baseball games, be a room Mother & a girl scout leader, & a CCD teacher, be FULLY INVOLVED in their lives. By having your children in your early 20’s, you can spend their formative years with your attention focused on them. You’ll find that you’ll have plenty of time for a “money-making” career later. I went to work outside the home when my children were 18, 16, 15 & 12 yrs. of age.
I had very little capital, so I had to start small & run my business out of my home. I called it “Pressed for Time”. It was a laundry service business. I picked up my client’s dirty clothes & returned them within 2 days time…washed, ironed, folded the ready for the drawers & closet. Within 5 years, I had the money to lease a small store front & hire 3 full time employee & 2 part time… plus my daughter & myself. My business grew & grew until finally I sold it & retired at age 70.
Now, my passion is landscaping & gardening & I have the time to do it, enjoy my 11 Grandchildren, my husband & my special, SPECIAL labrador retriever. My prayers when I was a young Mother were good prayers
I had a plaque made from Ecclesiastics:
**To everything there is a season and
a time to everything under the sun. **
I keep it in my living room on an easel, lest I forget what my purpose is at this time of my life.
