Who is entitled to what?

     What does entitlement mean? Why would it be important in a relationship? 

    I want to share some of my thoughts on this issue. My goal is to also answer these questions and to further all of our understanding in this subject. The question has probably arose in many relationships or has not arose but has been thought of. That general question is why is it this is the regular for you but not for me? Specifically is straying from your stereotypical house roles a bad thing?

    Examples that we can find in this category may be as follows. A husband who has the desire to be a stay at home dad instead of working all the time. Sort of like switching roles with the usual "stay at home mom". This also could be a reverse with the woman in the relationship. She could question, Why do I have to stay and home and clean all the time? Maybe she wants to be the one working! It is safe to say that we have our places and we have our roles but should we stick to those? Here is my take on the subject received through faith, prayer, and resources.

    In my faith I feel deeply in the aspect of revelation and that it is direction from our Heavenly Father (also known as God). He gives us direction because of his deep and abiding love that he has for his children (us). Well this wonderful Heavenly Father of ours provided to us in 1995 a piece of his direction for our families.  This published article is known as "The Family, A Proclamation To The World". Now the question continues, does this discuss the roles in relationships as father and mother? Lucky for us it does! 

I want to lay out segments from this proclamation that help us understand our roles in the house.

• First, that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God.
• Male and Female, each, have a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.
• Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children.
•  By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families.
•  Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.
•  In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.

    These are key points that I find that may describe our roles, if any, that we may have in a relationship. I feel that we get flexibility in this direction from God. The most important and key part is that children are raised in a well, loving, and caring home. The proclamation lays out somewhat of what we should do as the father and what we should do as a mother. However, it does not limit us to that. It shows what might be the first steps to construct our family. I feel that when there is a mutual agreement between spouses these responsibilities can be switched. Until then this is the foundation and this will rear us to have a successful family life. 

    I just want to close from my favorite segment. Despite not having kids, I do have parents and I feel this was accomplished because of their dedication and faith. It is "Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities." I know that all these things are true and greater peace waits then ever known through respecting these laws.