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What do you think about the "trend" of moms coming home to be with their children in numbers large enough to get the attention of Time magazine (cover article a couple of weeks ago). I haven't gotten a hold of it to read yet, but I did skim the Hewitt book about women who thought they would be able to have children, only to find out that it's too late for them (education + career > marriage and family). I wonder if the elites are trying to get the message out to the elites to have more children?

Anyhow, children do not gain character and stable personalities by default. People should take their marriage decision more serious, because a lot flows from that point. You can't just hope your children grow up all right.

I do my best to encourage my peers to come home to their children, if they can. I work with them to come up with ways to save money. On the other hand, so many of them have huge student loans to pay off -- it's like a second mortgage, so they have to work.

I scraped and scrimped like a dog for several years to be able to come home to homeschool. Women -- work as hard as you can to control your emotions so that you select the right husband, realize the debt you are incurring for higher education, and think long and hard about financial issues -- these all impact how much attention you can give to your children!