Is it true that mothers have specific roles? and fathers too?
Are mothers natural nurturers and fathers providers, or is that simply what society is telling them?
The Family: A Proclamation to the World gives us insight into these deep and controversial questions:
"By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed."
So does God expect each man to go to work during the day and each woman to cook meals, wash dishes, and clean laundry?
Let's focus on the fact that mothers and fathers are obligated to help as EQUAL partners.
In the wild do we condemn mother birds for being the ones who build the nest? Do we glorify penguins for being progressive parents because the females hunt while the males sit on the eggs? (Even though they've employed those roles since their existence began)
Is it so strange to believe that it's natural for parents to be prone to specific roles?
Doesn't nature prove that certain genders follow a pattern for life?
This isn't to say that a man may not stay home with his children or that a woman is wrong to have a stable job, but we should be less critical of nature and less judgmental of others choices.
We were made by a being who is far wiser than us. Instead of asking each other what's right, let's ask Him.
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