I had a chat with a young mother the other day. I asked her how her new baby was and she informed me that the baby was a lot of "trouble". Imagine that. I really feel sorry for mothers and fathers who, in regard to raising their families, do not know the difference between "work" and “trouble". Certainly youngsters are lots of "work". They demand a great deal of parents’ time and attention. They need constant watching. They must be fed in the dead of night and the diapers always seem in need of a change. This is "work", but surely this is a labor of love. Homemakers with a whole hearted attitude seldom feel sorry for themselves when it's time for the 3 AM feeding. They don't crumble because they must forsake a party to stay with the little one. They don't complain when mumps and measles and chickenpox come along to add to the already heavy workload. These are the responsibilities we all undertake when we bring a new life into the troubled old world. The children of today, who so often cause so much "work" will become the leaders in tomorrow's world. How they make out depends to a large extent on the climate in which they are raised. If you have fallen into the habit of saying that your children are a lot of trouble, then I would invite you to examine the keen distinction between "trouble" and "work". You'll be a much happier person if you learn to lock up on homemaking and child raising as a real labor of love.
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