Are Domestic Engineers Important
Domestic Engineers. They are an immensely valuable part of our society's foundation. After all, domestic engineers are the glue of our families. Their primary role is to focus on keeping each member of the family happy, healthy and on track for their individual goals. The trend of two-income families has caused the number of domestic engineers to drop. But, most families will agree that things would be happier and better within their family structure if the woman's sole responsibility was to take care of the home and the people who live there.
When a household has a domestic engineer it has someone who is completely "in charge." She focuses on ensuring that everyone has clean clothes to wear and that Billy has his school t-shirt ready to go for his class field trip on Wednesday. The domestic engineer also makes sure that there is an ample supply of food in the house and that everyone gets a full tummy before going to bed. She also takes care of getting everyone to and from their activities, and that they have the supplies or equipment they need for those activities.
While this may not sound like much - or that ANYONE could do these things - being a domestic engineer is a very tough job. First of all, the hours are endless - literally! The domestic engineer is pretty much on call 24/7. She is the one who tends to the sick toddler in the middle of the night, the one who vacuums up the cookie crumbs Saturday afternoon, the one who makes Sally's lunch each morning for school, etc. Domestic engineers have to be able to multi-task without missing a beat. (She can comfort a sobbing toddler, go to the bathroom and talk on the phone all at the same time.)
Domestic engineers face many tough challenges, especially when they are dealing with multiple children or young kids. They aren't the most cooperative sorts, so it's often dificult to accomplish the day's tasks. That results in more being piled on to the next day's "to do list". This also wears on the self-esteem of the domestic engineer, which is a huge downside to this important role.
Children who have stay-at-home moms have the advantage of knowing that they will have love and support waiting for them after school or there with them all day if they don't go to school. They have consistency in who picks them up or who takes care of them, and that takes away a lot of stress and worry for the kids. Children can then focus on learning, growing and having fun.
Many families haven't figured out a way to financially allow the wife to stay home to focus on the kids and the home. I try to remind myself how lucky I am! I'm not the best domestic engineer I know - but I'm working to improve.
