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I am a woman, lets get that clear first.
Second, I am ashamed of a percentage of women, those we loosely call feminazis. They are an embarrassment to our sex. Third. I believe completely that it was the Feminist movement that did the most damage to the family and to the children that have come out of them. Women stay at home and raise the kids because it is the best thing for the kids. Not for some stupid NOTION that we are inferior. Raising kids and being a full time stay at home Mom is the hardest JOB on earth. I can understand WHY women would want to get out of the home and get the recognition and benefits on a selfish personal level that working outside the home brings. I understand it completely. From the inside, I am a full time stay at home Mom of three kids.

All that being said, it is about 100% HARDER to be a stay at home and be a mom, then it is go out and get a job. In my opinion, it was the selfish desire of a few that did great harm to a great number of innocent people. Children and Men, because to get that "Freedom" to go to work, Feminazis had to denigrate men in the process. The whole damn thing was SELFCENTERED in the extreme. The DEFENSE of it is SELFCENTERED in the extreme.

Do women have the right to work. Sure they do. Do they have the right to pass the consequences of going to work off on others. No they do not. That what bugs the hell out of me about this whole line of thought. Certain women want to have it all their way, and pass the blame for the consequences off on the nearest target. That is at best illogical. At worst, it is irresponsible.

Women were never slaves. They made the hard choices and stayed home because that was the best thing for the family, it is also the the choice that has the least benefits for her personally, the most demands, the least recognition, and with out a doubt the greatest benefits for her kids.

As far as I am concerned, any other point of view on this is merely a continuation of the whining "poor me I should have my cake and eat it too" BS that got todays family things like ADD and ADHD and generations of children that are at best CHALLENGED in even knowing what a stable family environment is, of being raised by parents instead of day-cares even is. That is a LOSS, my dear. What ever you may think women have gained out of this, we really lost, because it was NOT in the best interest of the kids who are the ones that primarily bear the costs.

Women stay at home and raise the kids because it is the best thing for the kids. Not for some stupid NOTION that we are inferior. Raising kids and being a full time stay at home Mom is the hardest JOB on earth

ONCE my dear hubby made a wise crack about me staying home

I told him that we could switch places and I go to work instead of him

That's when he broke down and said he wasn't' strong enough to handle it ... *L*

Great post!!!

FYI: IMHO, I think that raising a child is the most important task a human ever has placed in front of him/her in their lifetime.

With that said, generally speaking, because of God-given strengths, inherently different, but good, which should be sincerely appreciated, most women are the best choice to stay at home to raise the offspring. Women, in general, are naturally 'tuned in' to tone of voice, body language, facial expression, what is implied in conversation, etc. So, therefore, women are much more apt to pick up on a child's emotional state much more quickly, and being the child's mother, that maternal bond makes that 'in-tuneness' even more acute. A 'government raised child' does no one, or society, any good, especially the child.

The future and success of humankind rests upon the quality of the upbringing of our children. Sadly, these days, so many self-centered individuals are hell-bent on personal satisfaction, rather than implementation of personal sacrifice, wisdom and forethought about the future of this country and mankind.

First of all... you are assuming all women want or can HAVE kids. What then? Should they just be shot and labeled 'useless' since kids seem to be the crux of your whole statement.
Second...a job is different than a career...and even most 'jobs' are stressful and I would give my right arm (almost) to be able to stay home all day and look up recipes and mop my floor.
Third...in todays world, any woman who does not get some kind of skill or education before she enters a marriage and HAS kids is STUPID. Taking the chance of losing your husband for one reason or another and not being able to type, draw blood or fix a carbuerator if he's gone....is totally Irresponsible.
Now...I agree with you that if they enter a marriage...where they both have a skill and then have kids...that the woman should try to be home for the kids until they go to school.

I am no feminazi. However, my dad taught me survival skills. No, I'm not talking "in the desert/wilderness/etc.". I'm talking real-life. I had a hubby, I stayed home with my girls, and he left us. However, I have multiple college degrees (got them first, thank God) and had to fight to stay home with my children when I was married. But my dad's skills have come in better stead for me than my degrees. Ok...let's say EQUAL stead. I can't find a man to change my tire, fix my light switch, fix my leaking water line, change the oil, clear a stopped drain, wire in a new receiver for my garage door, etc...etc... I have to do it. And I have to work and had to work. I don't care if you call that equal or not. I don't care if you call it "liberated". I call it desperation and necessity. THere aren't many good men anymore for conservative women.

My girls are now in college and grad school. They are self-sufficient, wise, thrifty, hard-working women. They get done what they need to get done. They are looking for wise, conservative men to be a part of their lives, but they aren't willing to settle for second-best. And they are having a hard time finding any. So when one talks about "equality" and "opportunity" , one needs to see try to fill the others' shoes for a minute. Sometimes it's just basic survival, and there isn't an "equality" or "opportunity" involved.

And Danae, I blame the men for what has happened to the children as much as I do the women. I don't care what anyone says, they need to grab themselves up by the bootstraps and be men. We tell the black generations now the same thing. We need to practice what we preach. I know I'm preaching to the choir, here, but it galls me when women are blamed for the feminazi movement. Men should have grown some cajones. Period. And we need to quit assuming all women get married and have babies. They don't. They never have.