Is being a Mother a Real Job,?

John M. What a marvelous mother you had. Thank you for sharing her story.

Yes, being a mother is a full time job, even with just one. And it is a real job.

To be a mother you are on watch 24 hours a day for the protection of your children. You are a nutritionist, in getting them the right foods to eat and a healthy way of exercising (through vigorous play). You are a nurse, in making sure their boo boos are taken care of and their health checked by the proper physicians. You are a psychologist, in that your instill in them healthy doses of self-esteem and make sure their questions about life are answered in appropriate fashion. You are an educator, in that you monitor their school studies and you guide them through age appropriate lessons for their future as an adult. You are a banker, in which you find the funds to care for them, and invest in their future. You are a maid, in which you take care of their home and make sure it is safe and comfortable for them. You are a chauffeur in that you get them to where they need to go when they need to be there. You are a drill Sargent in that your instill in them the disciplines that will make them balanced and acceptable to society.

A mother is all of these things and more for all of her children. And this did not even include a role model. All real, all full-time.

Unfortunately not all women can embrace this concept. It sounds as if your mother did. Not only for her own, but for others. Amen to her.

I think it is the biggest and most important job in the world. I get very frustrated when other women look down on women who decide to stay home and raise their children rather than pursue a career. I also don't understand why career women climbing the corporate ladder have children for day care or other people to raise. No matter how many hours you work at your job there is some time off. Being a mother is 24/7/365. Stay at home Mothers are the ones who instill values, morals, socialization and all the other things children need to grow up to be productive adults. I read once a while back that the government was considering subsidizing day care for working mothers. Wouldn't single and stay at home mothers be more in need since they have no second income. I think the world has completely discounted the importance of stay at home moms. I heard an expert say that anyone can raise your child well,,,,,,,,,,,,as long as they loved that child as a mother should.

I think that depends on what you define a real job as. If you consider a job to be something to bring in the money, then no. However, I know it requires a lot of hard work and more time then any other job. Therefore, yes it is a real job, but not a money producing job.

It's a labor of love without benefits like pay and health care, but it is the most important job on the face of the Earth. The mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, and physiological nurturing of a child to become a well respected, loving, kind human is very phenomenal and shouldn't be taken lightly.

No, being a mother is not a real job. how it is a real job ? it is also not a great job and also as you said it is not a biggest job. it is also not a full time job.

But,

it is a noble service. uncomparable service. a service without any expectation. duty bound. Mother.. tears rolls down my cheek...

she laughs, when we laugh.

she feels much...when we feels slightly... that is mother.

when i fell sick...i am unable to take food.. Believe me, she never took food until my intake. i slept, she never slept. that is mother.

All mothers are like my mother only. A noblest creation by the God.

see, she bears in her stomach. she bears all happiness and sad, joy and sorrows until her last breathe.

you will be surprised when i deny initially the jobs of the mother. job means a work with expectation or reward, or payment. so, i denied all.

when sister Teresa become ' mother Teresa ' ? she took the mother's noble service.

yes, uncomparable, no equal, a noble among nobles.. mother.

she swallowed pains, she beared all scolds, she tolerated all matters, she took care of family. mother.. a holy word ..of course to be a respected word...golden word.

YES, definitely. It is a GREAT responsibility and I think your parents have done terrifically.

Nobody realises how hard being a mother is until they become one!

And it shows how well you have done as your kids are raised, especially in their adolescent years.

I would like to congratulate your mother and father (:

I cannot stress how much they have achieved, according to your description!

Hope this helps! x

Yes it takes labor hard work and determination. being a mother helps sustain your family like a job does but unlike other jobs being a mother is truly rewarding in the end

absolutely, you are a the biggest influence to a potentially member of society. How that person will carry on in the world will be a direct representation of you as a human. that's nothing to take lightly. and should be the greatest adventure one person will ever endure. I personally cant wait to be a dad....one day.

I don't see it as a job. It's more of a Blessing Truly rewarding. It's my calling best choice I have made a lot of help from God. Your parents sound like wonderful people. I hope my children think the world of me like you do of yours.

yes because its a huge responsiblity by making sure u raise ur kids right and with values