I am a huge advocate for the family and home. I as a mormon revert to Islam believe that the family is the basic and most important unit of society and if the home and family fail then I feel like our society fails. Growing up I lived with both mormon and non mormon family and there was a huge difference. My mormon family felt like there should be a parent at home when you arrive from school and that family activities have proved to be effective as well as having structure and family unity. Living with my non mormon family there was no religion or spirituality of any sort or shape. No parents at home no order no unity. Chaos and confusing reigned because no one knew what there roles or duties were inside of the home. I have seen the effects on children on both ends of the spectrum. I have seen the children who come home to a mom or dad are happier and have a better sense of right from wrong as well as better memory and brain function. They are at peace and feel safe and secure. The children who come alone to let themselves in the door are subjected to endless hours of inappropriate material on tv, radio and computers, school grades lower and brain and memory function weakens and they are often scared or fearful due to lack of a confidant or even basic safety is missing. I think there is joy in homemaking. Pride in a clean house and a healthy happy family. Clean laundry and dishes to wash show how much blessings you truly do have since you were able to wash your dirty clothes and at least you have dirty dishes to prove that you eat and have enough food to live and sustain a healthy weight. I think time is precious and housewives are not always free of alot of time but they have time to stop and smell the roses and enjoy there family and watch there children grow up. without corporate demands on there time and family.
Salaam Aleykum! I agree about housework being a blessing! Sometimes we do not realise it but if we always remember why the housework is there we will remember to say Alhamdulillah! :)
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