A GOOD MO
M… Appears instantly whenever any family member yells, “Mom!” Knows exactly which garment each child wants to wear to school each day and has it washed, mended and hung in the closet. Never raises her voice. Attends every T-ball and soccer game in hose and heels (fresh from the office, of course, or some other world-expanding venture.) Never leaves kids with runny noses in the church nursery. Keeps a regimented family schedule of daily tooth-flossing and Bible memorization. No job on earth takes more physical, mental, social, emotional and spiritual strength than being a good wife and mother. If a gal’s looking for the easy life, she might try teaching tennis, cutting diamonds, or joining a roller derby team. There is nothing easy about good mothering. It can be backbreaking, heart-wrenching, and anxiety-producing. And that’s just in the morning. From How to be a Good Mom, by Stephen and Janet Bly, Moody Press, 1988
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