[VanDeKoik]

I’ll just sit back and see how many morons think this is a totally sane commentary.

[Alberta's Child]

Maybe nobody will come right out and say it, but I've seen quite a few cases where people who would never openly call for this are actually carrying it out. I know several families where one spouse has lost her job, and after many months of unsuccessfully seeking good, solid employment they've made a decision to have her stay home purely on financial grounds.

If you sit down and put a pencil to it, you'd be surprised how little net income a working couple receives from the second spouse. When you factor in the costs associated with the second spouse's employment (a second car, child care, a higher tax bracket, etc.) you often find that even many professionals who represent a second income in a married couple are basically working for less than minimum wage.

[ShadowAce]

Hey, it works for us. Just because you don’t have the smarts to make it work for you doesn’t mean the idea is insane.

[vet7279]

I’ll just sit back and see how many morons think this is a totally sane commentary.

Gotta love open mindedness! Must be a liberal. Women were the glue that held society together while they were trying to keep the roof from falling in. Not to suggest that women should not be allowed to work but we need to stop chastising those that choose to focus on family rather than profession.

[Mister Da]

Well, the guy is sorta on the right track, though this is not just about women.

My niece recently had twins, & graduated college with a teaching certificate. She wants to teach.

Why have twins only to let a stranger in day care raise them? That is insane, IMO. Why would you miss the most formative & beautiful time of your child's life to run roughshod over other people's children? If that is her idea of parenting, SHE IS WRONG!

MY point is that it is fine if both spouses work, but when they have kids, one of them needs to raise them, not a day care center. Doesn't matter which parent stays home, man or woman. I'm inclined to believe that women do a better job of civilizing young kids, but that's just my opinion, & certainly is dependent on individual families.

IMO, the main reasons women flooded the workforce in the last 50 years are high taxes & inflation. Taxes on all levels have kept up with & surpassed inflation, while wages have not. For a family to prosper, the wife had to work.

This has had a devastating effect on the children. Parents no longer have time to civilize their children, leaving this task to strangers, with predictable results. Note to new parents: NOBODY but you loves your children! Parents are too busy or tired after work to help with school work or just interact with their children. Parents become detached from the child's world rather than being a necessary integral part.

Now, before some of you jump on me to say how there are many 2 income households with successful children - Certainly there are, but this is the exception. Most folks cannot juggle 2 jobs, kids, & home responsibilities effectively. The kids usually suffer, as does society that must deal with these maladjusted young people.

As for the sexist notion of the title: Bull Pucky!