Is Motherhood Boring?

By: Dr James Dobson

When I hear someone comment that being a mother and homemaker is boring, I have a simple response: You're right!

The truth is, almost any occupation you can name - from a telephone operator to a medical pathologist, an attorney or dentist - involves a long hours of tedious activity.

Few of us enjoy heart-thumping excitement each moment of our professional lives. I once stayed in a hotel room right next to the room of a famous cellist that was performing in a classical concert that evening. I could hear him through the walls as he practised hour after hour. He didn't play beautiful symphonic renditions; he repeated scales, runs and exercises, over and over and over. Believe me! This practice began early in the morning and continued until the time of his concert. As he strolled onto the stage that night, I'm sure many in the audience thought to themselves, "What a glamorous life!" Some glamour! I happen to know he spent the entire day in his lonely hotel room in the company of his cello.

No, I doubt that the job of being a mother and homemaker is more boring than most other jobs, particularly if a woman refuses to be isolated from adult contact. But regarding the importance of the assignment, no job can compete with the satisfaction of shaping and moulding, and guiding a new human being.