Child Bearing; A Woman's Purpose?

Whats purpose? it is the reason why something is done or created.
Can we then say child bearing is a woman's purpose?
This was the the argument i had last week Saturday with a colleague of mine who said ''what else is a woman's purpose, if not to born children''... i couldn't hide my irritation and anger, how can you say something like that, lets not get emotional but lets put facts in this.
First of all, reading the bible i know God created woman to be a helping hand not a ''child bearing machine'', thus giving us a purpose, to aid a man, to help him, to assist him, reduce his burden.
Secondly i also know that the bible says ''go into the world and multiply'' referring to both Adam and Eve because multiplying or child bearing cannot be done without the existence of the both humans, but somehow we have gotten it all wrong, i see some men marry women and confine them to child bearing year after year that you cant describe her without saying pregnant.
Thereafter you see men complain ''every time money, money'', referring to their wives, or how she doesn't know how hard it is out on the streets; needing a little assistance which women are created to give but have been confined to become only house wives but woman are made for much more, this of course is dependent on how liberated they are in their homes.
A woman has been gifted to be able assist a man in every way possible, keep the home and bear children.
Therefore i can boldly say child bearing is one of the many purposes of a woman but not her primary purpose.




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