a blissful marriage
Marion is a full-time wife, mother, homemaker and occasional artist -- in that order -- and is blissfully happy with her life.
"My marriage is perfect, it’s absolute heaven," says Marion, "and I wouldn't change my life for all the tea in China."
She can understand how some married women feel a need to get a job - even if they don't have a financial necessity to work - but she cannot see any merit in working at an office, shop or factory all day then coming home to do another job.
"Being a wife, mother and homemaker is a full-time job!" laughs Marion.
Marion is very lucky in that her husband, Paul, is a professional man and unlikely ever to be out of work. She is assured of being taken care of financially not only while Paul lives, but also after he dies.
Paul gives Marion an allowance for personal spending, and she is quite happy not to be burdened with the family's finances. She has credit cards, and Paul pays them.
Their three children are adored and adorable. When someone like Marion pours her whole essence into giving a child the very best start in life, that child cannot help but turn out to be a winner.
Marion does not see herself as lacking in personal growth. On the contrary, she claims that her life is far more fulfilling than a career woman's life.
She derives enormous strength from being needed by her husband and children.
Marion exudes a confidence and genuine warmth that is rarely, if ever, seen in corporate career women, so she really is thriving in her lifestyle of choice.
In her leisure time, Marion dabbles in painting.
"It's amazing how home duties expand to fill the time available to do them," laughs Marion, "so I don't have much leisure time."
She is quite an accomplished artist, but accepts that her talent is not good enough for her to hold an exhibition or earn income from selling her art.
She agrees that being a wedded bliss woman is just about the only way a woman can pursue her talent in peace without the need to earn a living from it.
Marion specializes in portraits and landscapes. Naturally, her art reflects her life. She has created a portrait gallery of her children from the time they were born, and Paul figures largely in her paintings, too.
When asked to give the number of hours she spends on her art each day, Marion said it depended very much on what else was more important in her life at the time.
She was saying, in effect, that she would paint when she had nothing better to do - in other words, when her husband and children did not need her.
This may sound a little sad, yet Marion maintains that she will have plenty of time to indulge her artistic talent when her children grow up.
Marion feels very sorry for children who don't have a full-time mother, and sorrier still for men who don't have a full-time wife. She feels that no matter what the superwomen say, there is no way any woman can be a good wife and mother at the same time as pursuing a rewarding and challenging career and making the most of her talents.
Often, girls look at their middle-aged mothers and say openly, or quietly to themselves: "There is no way I want to end up like that." This is definitely not going to be the case with Marion's daughters. They are going to look at her and say: "One day I want to end up just like my mother." What a wonderful tribute to Marion.
Marion's husband does not dominate her in the least. He has enormous love and respect for his wife and she is free to run the house, organize their social life and do whatever she wants to do in her spare time.
Whereas other marriages are shaky, Marion's is rock solid. She cannot imagine her husband running off with one of the secretaries at work and leaving her to fend for herself.
Should that ever happen, though, Marion definitely has the personal as well as financial resources to pick herself up and take care of herself.
Most people think that married women are shackled and have no freedom to fulfill themselves, but this is just not true of Marion. She feels she has the best of both worlds in that she is loved to pieces by her husband and children and yet has freedom to do whatever she pleases, whenever she pleases, with whomever she pleases.
That she chooses to be with her husband and family rather than pursuing a career is to their advantage - yes - but they would not hold her back should she wish to test her wings.
Marion could not bear to live alone; she is very much a people person. It is not that she dislikes her own company; she just prefers to be in the company of others where she can shine. And shine she does. She is a wonderful entertainer and hostess. And who said that housewives are boring?
Marion has a quick wit and is right up to date with the news. She has the radio or television or cable on all day, and keeps in touch with everything and everybody.
If you want to know anything, ask Marion! If she doesn't know the answer already then she will look it up for you in a flash. Without doubt, Marion is the most resourceful woman in town - and possibly the luckiest and happiest woman in town, too.
Marion says that she is as much in love with Paul twelve years into marriage as she was when they first met and fell in love at high school.
"Paul was my childhood sweetheart," confides Marion. "There was nobody else, and there never will be."
Isn't that sweet!
"My marriage is perfect, it’s absolute heaven," says Marion, "and I wouldn't change my life for all the tea in China."
She can understand how some married women feel a need to get a job - even if they don't have a financial necessity to work - but she cannot see any merit in working at an office, shop or factory all day then coming home to do another job.
"Being a wife, mother and homemaker is a full-time job!" laughs Marion.
Marion is very lucky in that her husband, Paul, is a professional man and unlikely ever to be out of work. She is assured of being taken care of financially not only while Paul lives, but also after he dies.
Paul gives Marion an allowance for personal spending, and she is quite happy not to be burdened with the family's finances. She has credit cards, and Paul pays them.
Their three children are adored and adorable. When someone like Marion pours her whole essence into giving a child the very best start in life, that child cannot help but turn out to be a winner.
Marion does not see herself as lacking in personal growth. On the contrary, she claims that her life is far more fulfilling than a career woman's life.
She derives enormous strength from being needed by her husband and children.
Marion exudes a confidence and genuine warmth that is rarely, if ever, seen in corporate career women, so she really is thriving in her lifestyle of choice.
In her leisure time, Marion dabbles in painting.
"It's amazing how home duties expand to fill the time available to do them," laughs Marion, "so I don't have much leisure time."
She is quite an accomplished artist, but accepts that her talent is not good enough for her to hold an exhibition or earn income from selling her art.
She agrees that being a wedded bliss woman is just about the only way a woman can pursue her talent in peace without the need to earn a living from it.
Marion specializes in portraits and landscapes. Naturally, her art reflects her life. She has created a portrait gallery of her children from the time they were born, and Paul figures largely in her paintings, too.
When asked to give the number of hours she spends on her art each day, Marion said it depended very much on what else was more important in her life at the time.
She was saying, in effect, that she would paint when she had nothing better to do - in other words, when her husband and children did not need her.
This may sound a little sad, yet Marion maintains that she will have plenty of time to indulge her artistic talent when her children grow up.
Marion feels very sorry for children who don't have a full-time mother, and sorrier still for men who don't have a full-time wife. She feels that no matter what the superwomen say, there is no way any woman can be a good wife and mother at the same time as pursuing a rewarding and challenging career and making the most of her talents.
Often, girls look at their middle-aged mothers and say openly, or quietly to themselves: "There is no way I want to end up like that." This is definitely not going to be the case with Marion's daughters. They are going to look at her and say: "One day I want to end up just like my mother." What a wonderful tribute to Marion.
Marion's husband does not dominate her in the least. He has enormous love and respect for his wife and she is free to run the house, organize their social life and do whatever she wants to do in her spare time.
Whereas other marriages are shaky, Marion's is rock solid. She cannot imagine her husband running off with one of the secretaries at work and leaving her to fend for herself.
Should that ever happen, though, Marion definitely has the personal as well as financial resources to pick herself up and take care of herself.
Most people think that married women are shackled and have no freedom to fulfill themselves, but this is just not true of Marion. She feels she has the best of both worlds in that she is loved to pieces by her husband and children and yet has freedom to do whatever she pleases, whenever she pleases, with whomever she pleases.
That she chooses to be with her husband and family rather than pursuing a career is to their advantage - yes - but they would not hold her back should she wish to test her wings.
Marion could not bear to live alone; she is very much a people person. It is not that she dislikes her own company; she just prefers to be in the company of others where she can shine. And shine she does. She is a wonderful entertainer and hostess. And who said that housewives are boring?
Marion has a quick wit and is right up to date with the news. She has the radio or television or cable on all day, and keeps in touch with everything and everybody.
If you want to know anything, ask Marion! If she doesn't know the answer already then she will look it up for you in a flash. Without doubt, Marion is the most resourceful woman in town - and possibly the luckiest and happiest woman in town, too.
Marion says that she is as much in love with Paul twelve years into marriage as she was when they first met and fell in love at high school.
"Paul was my childhood sweetheart," confides Marion. "There was nobody else, and there never will be."
Isn't that sweet!
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