Fun vs. Joy

A little while back I posted the question whether one associates children with nachas or tza'ar gidul banim [pain of raising children] on Facebook. Today my husband sent me a link to an article from New York Magazine that skews toward the tza'ar. It is titled, "All Joy and No Fun." Some findings are rather obvious. Of course, there is not much pleasurein childcare --like diaper changing. And taking care of children takes much time and effort with little visible result for years.  But one doesn't become a parent in order to have fun.  One should not even enter marriage with the expectation of nothing but fun.  Building anything take effort and some pains, and that goes for building a home and family, as well.   See the article at http://nymag.com/print/?/news/features/67024/


Visit my site www.kallahmagazine.com -- not just for kallahs. You can also see posts at http://www.examiner.com/x-18522-NY-Jewish-Bridal-Examiner