Crossposted at Utter Muttering.
He went on about the time he spends with his kids — how he manages to get no more than four hours’ sleep at a time, since he always has to be there for one or both of his children. For this former Marine, being a dad is “the hardest work there is.”“And the most rewarding,” I said hopefully.
He gave an emphatic “yes.”
It strikes me that there is something wrong with a culture that tells this man that he is somehow less valuable than a man who makes more money or has more job skills. The same goes for a culture that tells a woman she is less valuable if, rather than taking the opportunity to graduate college at the earliest opportunity, or getting a solid footing in a career, she instead becomes a full-time mother.
Being a devoted parent is the most important job in the world. We should never forget that.
You can read the rest of the story at Dawn Patrol. Comments?
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Amen to that! My work involves regular day work, night lectures and some periods of travel. I love my job (speaking on and giving courses in Scripture) but it takes me away from family far too often. I am blessed to have an employer who allows me to take time-in-lieu for my out of hours work. Even though I don't take enough, I am able to pick up my son from Soccer practice, take him to games, take a half day off to watch my daughter perform Irish dancing for an aged care home and babysit the younger ones while my wife shops. By the way, I just wrote on Dawn Eden's book and public debate on chastity on my blog <a href="http://(http://cumgranosalis70.blogspot.com/2007/04/thrill-of-chaste.html)(http://cumgranosalis70.blogspot.com/2007/04/thrill-of-chaste.html)<br />Peter