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I got a giggle out of the weird masculinity tweets last night. But before bed it hit me -- these men would never able to handle a marriage like mine.
I love being a housewife. But there are so many days of pain and sickness where I can't do anything for my home ...
I love being a housewife. But there are so many days of pain and sickness where I can't do anything for my home ...
There have been seasons where my husband had to get up, drive our babies to daycare one way, commute back to work another way, do a full day's work, drive to daycare, drive home, make supper, do all child-related tasks, and then fall into bed late and do it again the next day.
He was the one to wake up in the night to feed our son, because I was passed out from chemo and radiation. He was the one to change diapers and brush teeth. He is still more than a full partner in our household work, because if I do it all, I will collapse.
As a husband, you will be called upon to serve your wife in ways that simply don't factor in your domestic dreams. My marriage is proof. I doubt my husband thought he'd have to help his wife across the yard and up the steps at 29 years of age.
A "young maid" becomes old and crippled. All the babies grow up and leave. Playing house will get boring.
The truth about the vocation is that it's more like a battle, you and your spouse versus the world and the devil. And there is a lot of retreating to tend the wounded.
The truth about the vocation is that it's more like a battle, you and your spouse versus the world and the devil. And there is a lot of retreating to tend the wounded.
So my advice is enjoy the dreams of wedded bliss. Those are important too. But if you can't imagine loving her when she's stripped of her hair, her curves, her smile, her fertility and any ability to do anything "useful," then don't disrespect her by dragging her into your dream
