From NovoPress
On a wintry Minnesota day, Mary Gotta’s three oldest children were just returning from school. She had finished homeschooling her three youngest. Then she heard a muffled knock at the door. Nine-year-old Taylor, who lived nearby, stood on the step bundled against the cold. He had forgotten the key to his house, he told her. She invited him in until his dad, who tries to get home soon after Taylor does, returned.
“Come over anytime,� Mary told Taylor, and he has accepted her invitation often. He grins as he enters the busy household, so different from his own, that consists of his parents, himself and an older sister. At the Gottas, he has ready playmates, often including puppies Mary breeds for extra income.
Mothers at Home
With her husband’s support, Mary is a mother at home to their six children, ages 5 to 14. Though money can get tight and time to herself is rare, she remains committed to providing supervision and direction, and to being available for her children.
“This is something I always wanted to do,� says Mary, who taught school part time when her two oldest were little. “I feel it is my calling.�
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