I'm back on Twitter by request of my wife, who asked me to voice her support for traditional families amidst the recent declarations from certain corners of LDS Twitter that a woman's highest calling is not necessarily as a wife and mother. Her words below:

I feel sorry for them. They're young and think they know everything. I remember when I was young and thought I knew everything. My parents were divorced. My mom worked because she had to. I grew up with Claire Huxtable. I always said I wanted to be a lawyer when I grew up.

I married Old Man. He didn't have a traditional family either. It made it easier for me to imagine we were going to be different. I wasn't a very maternal person. We had kids because it was time, not because I had some great desire. I hated Julie B. Beck's Mother Heart talk.

Becoming a mother has changed all of my previous ideals and goals. There really is no better use of my time and talents. And no better way to stay humble

I was a rockstar in the academic world. A very valuable employee. Lots of people telling me how great I was all the time. As a mom? There's very little positive feedback, especially when the kids are little. I had very little control over my days.

Isn't that life? Becoming aware that you're not the Master of the Universe? Instead of trying to escape, I learned to adapt. I learned to excel at different things. I can cook good food! I take my kids to storytime every week. I budget and save.

Old Man says I could probably do his job better than him. Maybe. Maybe not. But I love what I do. No one could ever love a job as much as I love a household. I totally have the better end of the deal.

I cringed inside the first time my oldest daughter answered that she wanted to be a mom when she grew up. Thought it wasn't appropriate. But I realized that reaction was a product of the culture I grew up in. Now I think it's a huge compliment and I hope her dreams come true.