Business which is "old hat" in England is new and rapidly growing in America- the training of nannies, women whose profession is the care of other people's children. Most of the nannies are young, but it is of particular significance that many of them are middle-aged women who have left careers. They have had ample opportunity to find that the business world can be an awful bore, but, as one of them said, "Nothing is as interesting as babies." What a shame that the mothers of these children are out chasing money, freedom, power, a cosmopolitan lifestyle, or who-knows-what and missing out on the most demanding, consuming, rewarding, fulfilling, and certainly the most creative job in the world.
If only they'd listen to the older women they're about to hire! Those women could tell them that the glamor is false, and the mothers could save themselves $300 a week, look after their own babies, and the babies-bless 'em- wouldn't be motherless. One is reminded of the description of the ostrich which has neither sense nor wisdom: "She treats her chicks heartlessly as if they were not hers, not caring if her labour is wasted ... while like a cock she struts over the uplands" (Jb 39:16-18 NEB). Dr. T. Berry Brazelton of Harvard and Dr. Edward Zigler of Yale, speaking of the latent damage to infants caused by sensory deprivation and separation from the mother, compared it to the effects of a drug which caused gross deformities in Europe in the 1960s. They said, "We might be handing out psychological thalidomide." Are you one of those mothers who has no choice but to work? There is help for you. Remember, first of all, that your Heavenly Father knows what you need (Mt 6:33), and "My God will supply all that you need from his glorious resources in Christ Jesus" (Phil 4:19 JBP). There is excellent practical advice in Mary Pride's book, The Way Home. You may find a way to earn money and stay home. Never limit what God may do in response to faith and obedience.
If only they'd listen to the older women they're about to hire! Those women could tell them that the glamor is false, and the mothers could save themselves $300 a week, look after their own babies, and the babies-bless 'em- wouldn't be motherless. One is reminded of the description of the ostrich which has neither sense nor wisdom: "She treats her chicks heartlessly as if they were not hers, not caring if her labour is wasted ... while like a cock she struts over the uplands" (Jb 39:16-18 NEB). Dr. T. Berry Brazelton of Harvard and Dr. Edward Zigler of Yale, speaking of the latent damage to infants caused by sensory deprivation and separation from the mother, compared it to the effects of a drug which caused gross deformities in Europe in the 1960s. They said, "We might be handing out psychological thalidomide." Are you one of those mothers who has no choice but to work? There is help for you. Remember, first of all, that your Heavenly Father knows what you need (Mt 6:33), and "My God will supply all that you need from his glorious resources in Christ Jesus" (Phil 4:19 JBP). There is excellent practical advice in Mary Pride's book, The Way Home. You may find a way to earn money and stay home. Never limit what God may do in response to faith and obedience.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are moderated, therefore just leave a little message at the end if you would prefer your comment not to be published!