Contest: Who Should Make Big Decisions- Mom Or Dad?

My fellow steemians welcome to my blog. Greetings to everyone. I'm here to share my
views on this topic for this week. I want to thank @megareigns for organizing this wonderful contest. this will give me the opportunity to express all that was kept inside of me concerning this topic. I love this topic. I just hope you enjoy reading my contribution.

Who do you think should always make the big decisions in the family, Dad or Mom?

First and foremost I'm an African man. Second, I was brought up in a Christian home. So my views is guided by the aforementioned. You can't have you views away from where you come from. Though I'm not here to counter or disagree with other people's views. I'm here to drop mine too.
According to African tradition and religious views the man is always considered the head of the family.

Dad should make the biggest decisions in the family.
In considering African traditions and values, the father is recognized as the head and builder of the home. According to both cultural beliefs and biblical doctrines, a man bears the responsibility of providing, protecting, and leading his household. Since he carries the greater burden of accountability for the family’s welfare and outcome, it is only natural and logical that he should have the authority to make the biggest decisions.

In African society, when a family succeeds, the father is praised; when it fails, he is blamed. This shows that leadership and final decision-making rest upon his shoulders. However, this authority does not mean that the woman’s voice should be ignored. A wise man must consult his wife, because the strength of a home lies in unity, understanding, and shared wisdom.
Therefore, while the father should make the ultimate decisions, those decisions should be shaped by dialogue, mutual respect, and the mother’s valuable insights. A good home is one where the man leads with responsibility and the woman supports with wisdom, both working together for the good of the family.

What is Your reason for choosing either?

Because I was raised by my parents to believe so. My Dad is the one who literally makes all the major decisions. This same lifestyle has subconsciously been passed down to me as their child, knowingly or unknowingly.

Do you think big decisions should be left for only one person to make?

That's is impossible. I had already said that decisions can't be made with the total exclusion of our partner. Since we're sharing our home with someone else. It is always important to seek their contribution in almost all the decisions that will one way or another affect the entire household. By so doing we end up adding more to our knowledge bank. Nobody is an island, that is, Nobody knows it all. The contribution from our partner will help foster unity and oneness. This will help the family grow from strength to strength. So my conclusion is that the decision of one person can't build a strong family. Men should learn to include their lovely wifes in decisions making in the family matters.

What is your advise to families going through this phase on deciding who should make big decisions?

If actually such family exist then I don't know how they came into existence. However, in my opinion, they should learn from their ancestors. African parents teaches us to take over every trait they had also taken from their ancestors too.
Then I also guess that almost all the religion sees and deem fit the man as the number one leader in his family.
So we should learn from the wisdom of our religious teachings. This will definitely place us in the right path.

I like to use this opportunity to invite my friends to also participate in this contest:

They are:
@josepha
@ir3k
@thaizmaita
@bossj23 and
@ukpono

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