tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post2982123890458562527..comments2023-02-18T09:47:29.730-05:00Comments on Dum Spiro Spero: DayCare vs. MomCareThe Culbertsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13802402322700110183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-17019748895702205792007-04-20T22:02:00.000-04:002007-04-20T22:02:00.000-04:00If it is wrong to have someone else raise your chi...If it is wrong to have someone else raise your child from 8-5 to be in daycare, then are you going to home school your children? Do you want them to be raised by teachers, administrators, etc. from 8-3 everyday? Because essentially that is what is happening with schools. As a teacher, you are teaching students curriculum, but you are also teaching them respect, manners, rules, consequences, etc--way more than what they are learning at home. Say your child goes to school. He will be in the school from 8-3, comes home and eats a snack, does his homework, practices his sport and/or instrument, then eats dinner with the family, then takes a bath, and then goes to bed. When in there are you raising your child?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-39410006678793958122007-04-01T21:28:00.000-04:002007-04-01T21:28:00.000-04:00Daycare isn't idolatry, but idolatry is one of the...Daycare isn't idolatry, but idolatry is one of the reasons for daycare. It isn't evil in and of itself. The idolatry is putting something (a career, more $, etc.)before God. Daycare isn't the sin; it's the result of the sin. So if you need a daycare to watch your kids while you go shopping, fine. But if your children are being raised by daycare workers, that is a sin. If you were to use daycare, I think you should put a limit on it (2 hrs a day for example). If your kids are in daycare from 8:00am - 5:00pm, you aren't raising them. The point of my post was just to ask, Why are parents using daycare? Why are both parents working? And is that how it's supposed to be? I think the answer in 8 out of 10 cases is idolatry. I hope that's clear! Thanks for your questions!The Culbertsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802402322700110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-25642931776548190712007-04-01T13:19:00.000-04:002007-04-01T13:19:00.000-04:00Can you clarify something for me? You are saying ...Can you clarify something for me? You are saying daycare is idolatry -- does that mean any amount of daycare is idolatry regardless if it is 10 hours a week or 50? Is it idolatry to use daycare when she runs errands (like the grocery store or Wal-mart) or goes to bible study without screaming two year olds? If not, how is that different from working part-time? So long as she does maintain her family as her top priority and does spend quality as well as quantity time with her children and husband?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-66862551935289935552007-03-31T14:31:00.000-04:002007-03-31T14:31:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I admit that I tend to see things a lit...Anonymous, I admit that I tend to see things a little too cut & dry. There are many situations beyond our control that "force our hands." Single moms and wives whose husbands are disabled fall into that category. But the situation you've described is different. God's Word clearly calls mothers to raise children and be in the home. So the mom in the situation you've described has to ask herself, "Am I going to obey God or follow my own desires?" God has called her to motherhood, not that career. So if she puts the career before God, isn't that idolatry?The Culbertsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13802402322700110183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-9952318913220069592007-03-31T13:41:00.000-04:002007-03-31T13:41:00.000-04:00Hmm. . . I agree with your statement but at the sa...Hmm. . . I agree with your statement but at the same time I don't necessarily believe that it is as cut and dry as you claim. It may not always be for financial reasons that moms are not staying home. For example, what if the mom spent 5-10 years preparing for a career and then just as she begins her career, she has a baby. Is she now supposed to quit work and possibly lose all her qualifications, just to stay home? And working part-time can be iffy since some jobs don't offer part-time positions or if they do, what that really means is working ~ 36 hours a week. How can you justify saying that someone is following God's direction in her life in regards to her career and then say it is idolatry when she tries to juggle both family and career?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-68307913801576568852007-03-29T13:26:00.001-04:002007-03-29T13:26:00.001-04:00btw I sent this to several other peoplebtw I sent this to several other peopleJason Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440609070905884747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-19736828079562380472007-03-29T13:26:00.000-04:002007-03-29T13:26:00.000-04:00Josh, this is the best blog you have written. It'...Josh, this is the best blog you have written. It's why I build my quixtar business and know many others that do. Moms need to be home with their kids. Now I want to see the follow-up. Dads spending more time with their families.Jason Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440609070905884747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-11082943764747636072007-03-28T22:23:00.000-04:002007-03-28T22:23:00.000-04:00I agree with you that daycare comes from idolatry,...I agree with you that daycare comes from idolatry, but I also think that our economy is forcing more women to the workforce because of the feminist movement. As more women go to the workforce inflation is balancing out the extra money that families would have. Where once the 2nd income was mainly for luxuries, it is quickly becoming a necessity because our economy is correcting for this extra income. If we want to save the home we must teach our young women how glorious it is for a women to work in the home before our economy forces them out.Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017081953958767008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999400796876673678.post-74832377114036722022007-03-28T22:21:00.000-04:002007-03-28T22:21:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jarodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017081953958767008noreply@blogger.com