SAHM

Being a SAHM(stay-at-home-mum) is never an easy option for me.And I'm even not talking about the aspect of taking care of the child.What I find is difficult,besides the many other issues, is finding support.You'll be literally bombarded with "unkind" or perhaps "thoughtless" remarks of being a SAHM.

And yesterday article interest me to that aspect:

Sadly,a utiltarian view of people influences not just the way many of us treat foreign maids but also one another.

Consider the plight of those citizens who are viewed as less than economically dynamic: the jobles,the elderly,the stay-at-home-mums.

Many of them seem to feel there is a question mark over their "usefulness to the society".

Adapted from Straits Times
28 Oct 2005

Sadly, I'm going back to the work force soon.But what I've learnt during my SAHM days.....I'll never forget.I take my hats of them(SAHMs).It's definately not easy.

No pay, always on duty. But just to see my little darling, I am prepared to forgo anything.I'm going to work again....to build a little future for my child but this I'll remember always:

No amount of money/toys can ever replace the time with my child.

"The simple example of Prophet Muhammad is much better, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. When his daughter Fatima (May Allah be pleased with her) would come to him, the Prophet used to stand up, kiss her, take her hand, and give her his seat. Later in life, this personal type of affection will be much more memorable to children than receiving a gift that anyone could have given them."

taken from: http://www.islamicparenting.org