Every American generation seems to mature drastically later than the one before them. Children were historically needed, well regarded and cared for in the agricultural era, for survival of the family and the “farm”.
One of the Adams family of sons served as a secretary to Benjamin Franklin while in France at the age of eleven. Responsibility and classical education is dead in America today.
It’s now fallen to having children as “bling” and on demand. Birth control immediately turned into sexual license and having babies is as one more commodity, ruled by the market place of pharmaceuticals and cultural trends.
As for women in the market place, government, schools and churches, and now the military, one could look around and see the effects are increasingly problematic, even tragic. Is there a correlation?
I am stunned to hear of your own observations in the work place. These women defy nature, are loaded up on testosterone and behave like Amazons. Men are in a hell of a fix and I suppose will look forward to no relief, unless they too are organized and storm through the courts.
Everything is at the mercy of the courts, in the absence of God, common sense and civility.
Your comments touching on the family farm raise important issues, and good food for thought.
Parents were always in touch with the kids on the farm. Mom and Pop were there. If a child was in the fields, they were either with their dad or being supervised by him. In the home, the mother and father were there to observe behaviors. Kids were made to tow the line. The loss of the family farm has hurt our society in many ways.
That factoid about the eleven year old Adam’s son, was very impressive. The kid probably already knew more about life than our 18 year olds do today.
Your other points were spot on as well.
Thanks for the nice response.