No one was interested in the State of the Union....interesting. Or was it a case of "If you can't say something nice...."? Oh well. Shall we move on, then?
I have been thinking about many things lately and one of them is what is my role in our community. I'm a stay-at-home Mom. My role is to spend money, make cookies for my neighbors, avoid the police officers who write tickets, help out the cub scouts and volunteer my soul to the PTA. Oh, and church, but that is just for fun, right? So why do I still feel like I should be doing more? I don't want to be in politics. Hello, I live in New York, land of the bureaucratic NIGHTMARE. I've shelved enough books for my mom that I have no desire to volunteer at the library. (Although we do help the story lady, Mrs. Lucy, when we can.) I don't think the volunteer fire department wants me. I wonder if I am doing enough to help the economy (My hubby swears I do.) So, what do you do?
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Hmm- what is my role? To try to teach my kids right and wrong so the police don't write them up! To teach them social consciousness- there is more than just "us" out here. To attend college so I can learn skills that can benefit my family and others, and of course to help out at the kids schools at times, as well as serve in church callings. You're "why do I feel like I need to do more" question is interesting- something I have felt in the past. Maybe it's not that we need to do more, but maybe something different. Is there a deep connection to the programs we support. (or at least to the level we support them, of course we want to help at school, scouts...) Is that the very best way to spend our time, or is there another way to go? Do we have a talent that could be used- that isn't, jsut because the opportunity hasn't dropped in our lap? In the past I've used the United Way website to come up with volunteer opportunities, it's great because you can search by time committment, or whether you want to do something in a group, or as a family... Also Our family currently sponsers a child in Africa- it has been great for our family to receive her letters and learn a bit about her and to understand her life- the kids like hearing from her. We'll use FHE time to write her letters.
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Raising kids is an all-consuming job. But, I realized I missed the feedback of a paycheck. What do I teach my sons about the role of a woman if they only see me take care of their needs and the needs of their father?
ReplyDeleteFor me, finding a balance in and out of the home seems to be healthy for our entire family.