Posted on 01/12/2016 7:26:49 AM PST by Salvation
bump
I was in my early 20s, my husband in his early 30s. We have been quite prolific.
I agree with Msgr Pope that whenever possible young couples should marry at a relatively early age. (few qualifiers in there!)
The “not ready” line bothers me. They are plenty ready to bed down potential life partners, but not willing (”ready”) to make a commitment past next week. Or maybe tomorrow. “Virtue” as it was known in prior times is a joke to them.
Very true.
And there has been a calculated effort from some quarters to undermine the family unit. For example, for about 40 years or so, little girls have been discouraged from thinking about becoming mothers. Instead of baby dolls, as we had when I was a little girl, the market has been flooded with so-called fashion dolls. So the child, instead of practicing nurturing a child of her own, is imagining herself as an adult dressing up in all sorts of grown-up costumes.
You are blessed, indeed.
Grateful for my 4 grandsons.
So true, sad to say.
A quote about that:
“Grandchildren are your reward for not drowning your teenagers.”
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