[Jim Noble]

younger, less achieving, child rearing wives

Let me tell you. brudda, that rearing children who are emotionally healthy, productive, and virtuous is not a "lesser" achievement, it's the cornerstone of civilization. A woman who can do that is an overachieving superstar, IMO.

[Enterprise]

I agree with you, believe me. I am using "lesser achieving" in the sense of a career, as viewed by Ms Independent, and not AT ALL in reference to motherhood. God bless our mothers, and God bless the young mothers who take on a vital part of all of our lives.