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Greetings dear friends,
With my dear husband's permission, I joined this forum and received a most generous and warm welcome. I am encouraged now to address one of my many concerns. I am a feeble-minded soul, even for a woman and have no brain for practicalities and academic learning. My blessed and wonderful husband works hard every day and night, leaving strict instructions on how my two perfect sons are to be educated. All I must do is read what he has left and report to him on their understanding and any questions they might have.
However, I have some difficulty. Whilst my husband works so hard to ensure I cannot make mistakes in their teaching, as they have grown, I've become less able to speak to them. When I was young, I took an oath never to speak to a man unless directly addressed. My sons are now 3 and 4 and I find myself very aware that they are male and therefore superior to me in every way. I feel entirely unworthy to be in the position of speaking to them, let alone teaching them.
I fear that I am failing terribly in my Christian duty to be a good, obedient wife and mother. I am in desperate need of advice and guidance.
How do I follow my husband's instructions, whilst respecting the superiority and far greater intelligence of my sons?
Timothy 2:12
' I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.'
Please help me to continue my Godly pursuit of serving my family and my Lord. Should I request a daily punishment from my dear husband to atone for my sin in speaking to his sons? Would that be enough? Should I ask my husband to instruct my sons on how to punish me also? If I must speak to them, should I not be disciplined and corrected for it?
In service of our Holy Father,
Faith
With my dear husband's permission, I joined this forum and received a most generous and warm welcome. I am encouraged now to address one of my many concerns. I am a feeble-minded soul, even for a woman and have no brain for practicalities and academic learning. My blessed and wonderful husband works hard every day and night, leaving strict instructions on how my two perfect sons are to be educated. All I must do is read what he has left and report to him on their understanding and any questions they might have.
However, I have some difficulty. Whilst my husband works so hard to ensure I cannot make mistakes in their teaching, as they have grown, I've become less able to speak to them. When I was young, I took an oath never to speak to a man unless directly addressed. My sons are now 3 and 4 and I find myself very aware that they are male and therefore superior to me in every way. I feel entirely unworthy to be in the position of speaking to them, let alone teaching them.
I fear that I am failing terribly in my Christian duty to be a good, obedient wife and mother. I am in desperate need of advice and guidance.
How do I follow my husband's instructions, whilst respecting the superiority and far greater intelligence of my sons?
Timothy 2:12
' I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.'
Please help me to continue my Godly pursuit of serving my family and my Lord. Should I request a daily punishment from my dear husband to atone for my sin in speaking to his sons? Would that be enough? Should I ask my husband to instruct my sons on how to punish me also? If I must speak to them, should I not be disciplined and corrected for it?
In service of our Holy Father,
Faith
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