tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post6861223724684442844..comments2024-03-22T14:58:07.239-05:00Comments on Ordinary Time: Money and workingthecurrysevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932092243753160814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-88652358192865799262012-10-19T12:02:23.276-05:002012-10-19T12:02:23.276-05:00I want my son to be capable of making a pleasant h...I want my son to be capable of making a pleasant home if he finds himself in the position of running one, but I think there is further societal upheaval inherent in guiding boys to be nurturers and girls to be soldiers (real or metaphorically as hardened corporate executive types). I don't believe it is biblical. <br /><br />I support my kids doing anything they want within the priorities of scripture, which I believe puts family - husband, wife, home and raising children first if they exist. Couple that with godly conduct, attitudes and behavior and I think there is a bit of limiting of career choices for both sexes.<br /><br />My dh is a homeschooling dad, and we both strive to do our best where we are at this time, but there is no doubt God's natural order of things is best.<br /><br />On the other topic, my approach to paying the kids for work is the libertarian ideal of 'minding my own business'. All of us in the workforce get paid for basically doing someone else's work for them, be it a small mom and pop shop or a large corporation. Every business owner pays people to do his work for him. <br /><br />I try to break it along those same lines in the house. The kids don't get paid for minding their own business (cleaning their room, picking up toys, helping with cooking and dishes etc.) but I might pay them to clean the master bedroom or bath, or tackle a big project in the basement where most of the stuff isn't theirs, that sort of thing. <br /><br />I can appreciate the arguments on all sides of the kids allowance issue, and the approach I've narrowed down to in my opinion is real-life. Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-3217498095396690742012-10-18T16:17:43.295-05:002012-10-18T16:17:43.295-05:00I'd like to echo the previous comment. I like...I'd like to echo the previous comment. I like you blog and respect the work you do. But, I want sons/men to know that choosing to create a home is a viable option and I want daughters/women to know that this is an important calling which should be supported. I have several friends in which the father is homemaking and teaching children and the mother's career provides income. (Of course, both mother and father parent!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25502633.post-74763067344706553022012-10-18T15:16:36.889-05:002012-10-18T15:16:36.889-05:00Elizabeth, I love reading your blog. You always gi...Elizabeth, I love reading your blog. You always give me something to think about. My hyperventilation was not over the idea that a girl should aspire to be a homemaker. I have a son who loves babies, planning meals, cooking and sewing. I can absolutely see him spending some part of his life working at home. (Perhaps it's seen as real work if men are doing it?) <br /><br />My pet peeve (one of them!) is that on so many issues relating to boy/girl stereotypes - what kinds of toys or colors or clothes or books they are supposed to be interested in, for example, and later the career options - people at least give lip service to the idea that girls can do anything. I'd love to see more open mindedness directed towards our boys.Lizzienoreply@blogger.com