As SAHMs, we must have heard at least one comment that said that we have "wasted our education". And this comment may have come from both males and females. Our parents may be the ones saying/thinking it of us. How they had to scrimp and save to put us thru school/university and then we throw it all away to stay home! We owe it to them to keep on working!

But does one ever waste one's education??? Do you feel that way too?

IMO, never. How can it be? Remember the studies that have proven that the level of a mom's education affects the IQs of the children?

But what we study can be a waste of our time. Eg. Personally, I feel that the study of Philiosophy can be a waste of time  Why do I say that? Well, if we would expand all that energy and time to study the Word of God instead of the false and pointless world philosophies! Think of how much more we will impact the world for Christ. Yes, we need to know what the secular out there is thinking and saying BUT there's no need to spend time poring over it!

But I digress - as usual!

As SAHMs have you or I wasted our education by staying home? I say again - How can it be? My education has taught me many things and in these last days, we need to use the things of the world to counter its effects! Be as wise as serpents but as gentle as doves! (Matthew 10:16)

No, don't let the world tell you, dear SAHM that you are wasting your education by choosing to stay home with your children! We may not use what we have been trained for but we sure can use the principles of what we learnt in our education to educate our children!

Eg. you may be a trained IT specialist and you have apparently no use for it as a SAHM. But think of how you can impart your skills to your children without needing to spend thousands of dollars at a computer enrichment class! Used to be a doctor/pharmacist? Oh how useful as a mother to be trained in this field! An ex-teacher? Great when you are homeschooling! Journalist? Teach your child to write without spending money on a writing course! The possibilitis are endless!

No, you don't ever waste your education but you may need to think out of the box to use it as a mother.

PS : And even if you did study Philosophy, you can use it now to teach your children how to view the world through a Biblical World view vs a secular one!

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Posted by SAM

I have ceased bothering to justify or even discussing this. Waste my energy & time. They can think whatever they like, it's my life and my choice.

Posted by MamaLim

You are a working mom leh :) And before that a WAHM. So they shouldn't say that of you :)

Posted by sam

Definitely said that when I resigned from my job.