tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post4569738343700772037..comments2023-10-23T08:57:26.585-07:00Comments on thoughts of a doctor's wife: What Could I Possibly Have Been Doing All Day?Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-69299565170197895702010-07-03T19:11:07.119-07:002010-07-03T19:11:07.119-07:00I had a similar situation once where my cousin ask...I had a similar situation once where my cousin asked what I did all day, as if my daily life were just a bed of roses. I struggled, as you did, to really get the point across that what I do may not SOUND like much, but it is an enormous job just to go through the daily grind of being a mother and house wife. Sadly, I think there is very little hope of people grasping this until they have been there themselves. But good luck in getting your point across should you chose to explain it!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166181861282756959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-72032393309821040882010-07-02T22:12:18.281-07:002010-07-02T22:12:18.281-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-53115054562904733512010-07-01T20:00:38.260-07:002010-07-01T20:00:38.260-07:00When I was Stk Primary President I went to orient ...When I was Stk Primary President I went to orient a new ward president at her home at about 4:00 pm. I was still there at abt 5:30 when her husband came home from work. He came in, kissed her, took their baby from her and the first words out of his mouth were, "WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? <br /><br />I thought to myself, this is what heaven is like. <br /><br />I love your husband but he needs to get a reality check. You are a stellar mother. You are a smart, loving, hard-working mother. You are doing a wonderful JOB. It's a job . . . the hardest job there is. To a stay-at-home mother, glamour is something you use to clean your carpet. Tasks are never finished. There is always more laundry, dishes, and messes. You don't know if what you are doing is effective or right until a couple of decades later when your children have children of their own and they finally "get it." That's why grandchildren are the greatest gift of a life well-lived. They are the pay check. It's not just about them, it's about watching your children parent and seeing what you and God have wrought.<br /><br />Please tell Jared from his aunt Barb--who has been on both ends of the working world (home and out of the home)--it's much easier to go to work everyday than it is to stay home with four (or two in my case) small children. <br /><br />The only thing he should say when he walks through the door after saving lives all day is, "I love you and what can I do to help?"<br /><br />Love you, ABBarb's blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159630432017083920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-52729490115389535022010-07-01T14:20:02.173-07:002010-07-01T14:20:02.173-07:00Amen. You are so sweet. If Jeff ever says anythi...Amen. You are so sweet. If Jeff ever says anything like that (which he has) I quickly reply with (the line from the blue comedy tour gig) "Do you want to know what went on at this house while you were at your 'JOB'"? Jeff always knows that I have had a rough day and realistically he also knows that he cannot handle the 3 kids for longer than an hour without destroying the house. So GREAT JOB. And I agree is the kids are healthy, not dead, and going potty it was a GREAT DAY!Jeff and ReAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067933482054112099noreply@blogger.com