Read on Twitter
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.
