Thank you so much, Sarah, for sharing both your thoughts and feelings about the importance of staying home and also for the nice comment about this post. It is challenging to write these opinions and avoid some thinking it is judgmental or rude, but I think all we as moms can do for other moms-and ESPECIALLY our children-is share our experiences and the 'whys' behind our choices. I think that is true enlightenment in motherhood: hearing what other moms have been through, seeing what they have chosen, and deciding if we can apply it to our lives or not. I appreciate what you have shared. I know it is a mission of mine to not sugar coat or lie about my experiences working in child care. Thank you for what you do each day for your child. You are making a difference in his life! I wish you all the best!

That is a good point, Donna. Child birth is often viewed as an event for personal gratification and having a child is often viewed as a status symbol or "something to try." I appreciate you sharing and I have the same feelings from when I cared for children in child care centers. I felt sad for them. All we can do is care for them the best we can and hope that our experiences can help women realize the work that is motherhood! Thanks for sharing.

I appreciate that. All we can do is share what we learn in our life.

Bravo! Love your gracious response. Children need us to share these experiences.

Hi Kate, I understand your opinion. We each have different experiences in life and I think it's important for us all to share with each other as you did in your comments here and as I did in the post above. My experiences working in child care, teaching and learning a lot about child psychology while studying Early Childhood Education in college, have shaped my experiences and opinions about how I choose to raise my children given the situations in my life. I am blessed to stay home, and we waited to have children until I could stay home due to my experiences seeing how children acted/interacted in the daycare centers where I worked. I support ALL moms in raising positive, joyful and productive children. This post does not belittle or say that any mom is a bad mom for her choice. It is my experiences and knowledge of how children develop, and how that shaped my choices. Some moms will relate, others will feel they are being judged, but I am not telling anyone that they are making the right or wrong choice. That is for God to decide. I am merely sharing my life experiences and my choices encouraging all moms to read, take what is helpful, and ignore what is not. I am sorry that you feel ignoring the site based on one post is what is right for you, but I encourage you to realize my heart and my intentions in this. It is to inform if information is desired. If you or other moms do not desire to hear this, I understand. I think we can all support each other without saying others are "judemental" or "belittling" just because we have different opinions. I don't take offense in your comment and hope you will continue to check back and share you thoughts as they are interesting to me and valuable for others to hear/read as well. Take care and I wish you the best with your family!