The UK Telegraph reports.
Excerpt:
Mothers who have put their career aside to care for their children have a stronger sense that their lives are “worthwhile” than the rest of society, official figures suggest.
New findings from the UK’s national “well-being” index show that those classed as economically inactive because they are caring for a family or home are also among the happiest people in Britain.
The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics, also show that people across the UK have got progressively happier, less anxious and more satisfied with their lives in the past year.
The improvement is thought to be linked to the economic recovery and falling unemployment – even if people are not necessarily better off than a year ago.
The ONS said the improvement appeared to be linked to optimism and improvements in people’s personal situations even though typical household incomes are lower in real terms.
So then why don’t more women stay home with their children? Well, part of it is going to be feminism. Feminism is everywhere and it causes women to feel guilty about staying home with their kids. They think that they have to do the exact same thing that a man does in order to have any value. They don’t know what benefits a stay-at-home wife and mother brings to her family.
But sometimes, it’s not feminism, it’s just lack of money.
Young women need to understand that what will really satisfy them in life is a marriage and raising children at home. And this is not free – an enterprise like that costs money. If a woman seeks this sense of having a life that is “worthwhile”, then she needs to find a man who has made decisions in his education and career such that he is able to provide for her to stay home with their children. He has to be faithful, too – not just hardworking.
That’s not a popular thing to say to young women these days, and we don’t usually say that to them. We tell them that they need to find their happiness in a career, doing exactly what men do. And a lot of them let their fertile years pass by in relationships with the wrong men and focused on careers that do not satisfy. By the wrong men, I mean men who are not interested in a lifelong commitment to provide for a family. Maybe we should be telling young unmarried women what will really satisfy them before it’s too late?
WINTERY KNIGHT 
Amen. Good post.
It can actually be very difficult to stay at home with kids and people, other women mostly, can be very cruel about it. As usual however, if you listen to what the world is telling you, you’ll make yourself unhappier then necessary. I was very blessed, I got to stay home mostly, and only work part time when needed. Our oldest child announced she wanted to get married and have a family immediately, at the ripe old age of 18, so that’s exactly what she did. It was the right choice. Even if you want to pursue an education or a career, you have the rest of your life to do it.
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The Evil Patriarchy is making these women happy to keep them oppressed!
Seriously, how many arguments like this have you heard from feminists or what progressive ideology have you heard?
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It’s a constant flow – they have to keep telling women that they are much better off making themselves incapable of loving a man (via binge drinking and hook-up sex with men who don’t want to commit), and that a career is preferable to a marriage and family, and that children can be raised fine by single mothers, and that a stranger can raise a child better than her own mother, and that divorce doesn’t harm children, and so on. It’s lies on top of lies on top of lies.
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New mom here. I’d say there’s a lot of guilt thrown at women for choosing to work too. I continue to work not because I care about being considered equal among men, but because I enjoy working. Prior to giving birth to my child I thought I would be a stay at home mom, but after experiencing it for 3 months I was so ready to be back at work! I was not happy being home full time. I felt like my brain was wasting away and it made me miserable. I do, however, think as my child gets older my desire to stay home will return and I’ll be ready to give it another shot.
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I apologise if I have misinterpret your words, but it sometimes seems that you would prefer women not to obtain any form of higher eductaion (ie. post-high school). Is that the case, or is it just that women should only study/work up until the point they choose to marry?
On a similar subject, what do you believe should happen when married men are no longer able to provide for their family? For example when a husband dies relatively young and leaves a wife and children. Should the wife try to look after the family alone, should she remarry as soon as possible, or should someone else intervene?
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I wish these things would be spoken more often especially the church. It is a shame when no one older than you guides you into these things especially when it is your mother.
It saddens me when people think that one job/role is better than another. Such as a religious leader being better than a fisherman (even though most of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen). God invites all people to contribute to the kingdom of God and that includes housewives as well. That’s not to say that God would encourage everyone to do the same thing and do what they fell like. For God is omniscient, perfect and righteous and even though His plan is not our plan, it is the best plan there is.
Sorry…I think I written down too much…
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Reblogged this on Will S.' Culture War Blog.
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