Why I WANT to be a stay at home mom

I am 23 years old . I am not married yet and I don't have kids. However, I know that when I do have kids I want to make the most of every moment I have with them. And that is one of the reasons why I want to be a stay at home mother. I received my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, because I love to work with kids and people tell me I am good with them. My main goal in getting my degree was for me to home-school my children in the future. When I tell people this, a lot of them look at me like I am crazy and wonder why I would want to waste my degree. To which I reply, I am not wasting my degree...I will be using it for the people I love most in my life. I will have a great task to not only mold my children through home life, but to mold their minds and help encourage them to explore and learn. Sure, some days will be tough and I may want to pull out my hair, but does this mean I give up? Heavens, no. The Lord will give me strength to get through it and I will probably learn as much, if not more, than my kids through the whole process.

In a world that is continuing to grow more and more hostile to stay at home mothers, especially those that home-school, I would like to take a stand. I don't want the government to decide what my children will learn in school; they will be my children not the government's. And I am sick and tired of this common core stuff. Because let's be honest, common core math is stupid, stupid, STUPID!!! That's putting it lightly, ha! I want the freedom to choose my own curriculum and bring my children up righteously in a very hostile world to righteousness. No I am not going to stuff my children in a closet and yes they will get socialization.And by the way, children aren't supposed to go to school to socialize anyway. They are supposed to learn and I plan on them learning a lot and by leaps and bounds more than they could in a public school. I can't wait to do hands on learning experiences with them, take field trips whenever we want and not have to fill out a form, be flexible with our school schedule, and have lots of fun while learning. My kids will still get social interaction, because they will interact with others at church and hopefully with co-ops. And a lot of people I have met that were home-schooled were way smarter than any person who went to a public school. They seem to just be better well rounded individuals and that's got to say something.

No I won't get paid for teaching my kids and staying at home with them. At least I won't get paid in monetary form. However, the time I spend with them will be more precious than all the money in the world. My rewards will be in things money can't buy and can't take away. I will get to grow a special bond with my children and I won't look back on things later in life and say I wish I had spent more time with my kids, because I will have spent that time with them. It's a decision I have made and I am tired of those who look at me like I have grown a third eye when I tell them what I want to do. I know no other job that is more demanding than being a mother. However, I know no job that is more rewarding either. If you are a stay at home mom, kudos to you. Despite what the world may try to tell you, you are doing the hardest job there is to do. And it's a God- job. God has given you those children to bring up and love and you chose to go at that task with all of your heart. This is not to put down those mothers who have chosen to work outside the home or who need to work outside the home. Being a stay at home mom isn't for everyone, but it is for me. God has called me to it and some days may be extremely hard, but I will press on with the Lord as my pillar of strength. I won't give up, because my calling to be the best mother I can be is the greatest calling in the world. And I won't back down from that.