The leaders of our future

Let's just jump right in. Are stay at home parents successful? Well, what is the definition of success? Many might say something that earns you a plethora of money, allowing you to live worry-free. While, in many cases, this situation very well may be a success story, it is essentially saying that if you aren't receiving a steady income of cash, you are not successful. But actually, a quick google search of "success definition" shows that success is simply defined by "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose." By this definition, success is no longer bound by cash, but rather anything that someone has accomplished or completed, And I feel this is a much more appropriate definition. In my eyes, someone who makes little or even no cash but is able to do what they love is much more successful than one who makes six figures a year but hates their job. So, to come back to the question, are stay at home parents successful? Yes, they are. 

 Those that say someone who goes to college and gets a degree just to throw it away and become a stay home parent clearly doesn't understand the significance of raising children. Rather, doesn't understand the importance of education in general. As The Federalist says, "education is not just a synonym for job training." School does much more than just prepare you for your career or job. School helps teach you valuable characteristics that simply prepare you for life. Of course, education will make you..well, more educated, which is always a good thing. But beyond simple knowledge, school helps you be disciplined, studious, self-sufficient, etc. and overall more mature. When one goes to college, many times it is their first time living without their parents and away from home. Often students must get a job to help pay for college and living expenses. And of course, there are classes that you must attend and homework to do. Essentially a schedule to follow. Similar to if you had a job. College is an important period of time that helps nurture young adults into responsible and mature adults. More often than not, one who goes to college will undoubtedly be more mature than one who never went to college and stayed home, forgetting about school or a career.  

 And to say that, having finished college, choosing to be a stay home parent is a waste of education is a complete disregard for tomorrow's future. Acquiring a good, well-paying job is always a plus, but once you retire, who takes your place? The generation behind us, which is the parents job to raise up to greatness. Becoming a stay home parent to raise your children is vital in the molding of the future generations. This is not to say that two parents who work a job are terrible, for a child can grow to be an amazing man even with two working parents. But rather I mean to imply that one who neglects raising children for thought of using a college degree for a higher purpose has no sensibility for the future, and is also rather narcissistic one could assess.