The kids are out of school now. And I am able to be home with them to hopefully enjoy this summer together.
I have always heard that a child needs their mother to be home with them until they are at least 5 yrs old.
But with a 14 yr old, I'm beginning to think it's just as important to be home now for him as well. After
all, I was once a teenager myself.
Our kids seem to need us even more today than 20 years ago. And yet today it's harder for a parent to
stay home and be there. So many children are left to get themselves ready and out the door to school
all on their own. And many kids come home from school to an empty house until the parents come home
from work.
Sometimes the guilt that a parent has is enough to tear them up inside when they can't be there for
their child. When most households need 2 incomes to get by.
The days of being a stay at home mom are
in most part, just a memory. And it's our children that are paying for it.
So, to all the parents that are able to stay home and raise their kids. I applaud you. And your
children will only thank you later down the road.
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