tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508475049953149709.post2442875821285047171..comments2023-11-02T08:08:07.772-05:00Comments on The Seamans: Be FruitfulThe Seaman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270453714722788913noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508475049953149709.post-86378257153268239222009-02-25T15:04:00.000-06:002009-02-25T15:04:00.000-06:00I wanted kids in my 20's but there were no sui...I wanted kids in my 20's but there were no suitable partners to be found until I met John. Then, we couldn't conceive until recently. My mother had 4 kids, single mom, the only one working, and with a mortgage. We did not have expensive stuff and we were the only ones with the B&W t.v set in our whole neighborhood but what she did have to give was two things: God and love. I think that when you put all your trust in the Lord, He can give you all your needs, obviously not all your wants but yes, He can get you through it. it is stil possible. keeping up the Joneses is alot of work and at the end you wish you were keeping up with what matters. I do admire stay home moms. I wish my mom had been one but above all, she was there to rendered the love of God, discipline us in Love, and most importantly her time.The Seaman'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270453714722788913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508475049953149709.post-5052612065727916822009-02-25T11:29:00.000-06:002009-02-25T11:29:00.000-06:00In response to D.Richmond;Times have changed....fo...In response to D.Richmond;<BR/><BR/>Times have changed....for good, or most likely for bad. It is now not as it was when we were growing up. We had the luxury of the stay at home mom. Nowadays, the cost of living has gone up to the point where you either need to downgrade your lifestyle to subpar standards to obtain that stay at home Mom. But this means a substandard neighborhood most likely with substandard schools for your kids. It is almost catch 22. Sure, I would love to have my kids in the Southlake ISD. Live in a Southlake neighborhood, and do it all on one income. But that currently, is not reality. I did not say not achievable mind you. I think we all need to strive hard to find that perfect balance. Whatever it may be for each of us...qixxsilverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874430636196208462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508475049953149709.post-69180204624111321092009-02-24T20:00:00.000-06:002009-02-24T20:00:00.000-06:00I'm glad you shared that article. I agree wholehea...I'm glad you shared that article. <BR/><BR/>I agree wholeheartedly we have become a society that does not embrace motherhood anymore. As a stay at home mom, I have very few opportunities to bond with other women with children during the day because the women who do have children are all working and the children are all in daycare.<BR/><BR/>My husband is building his career, and many days even when he is home, he is elsewhere (if you know what I mean). It's not how it was when my mother was a stay at home mom.D.Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435758316574813653noreply@blogger.com