Could it be because a woman is most receptive to reproduction in her teens/early twenties? Just a thought. I married at 17, have three kids, don’t regret it. Would have loved to have 10 kids. Lack of funds and both my boys are ADD. we’re talking never slept, walked by the time they were six months, wasn’t any carseat, high chair, crib, straight jacket they couldn’t get out of! I plain and simply could not have dealt with any more like them. My daughter was an angel. If I hadn’t had her, I would have thought I was the worst mom in the world!
As to your comment about women wanting more time to themselves-when women work outside the home, the first thing they do when they get home is start cooking, put a load of laundry in, settle the kids for homework-yada, yada,yada. Trying to get all the things done that they should have been doing all day. The men come in, sit down in front of the tv, and complaing because supper’s not on the table! Is it any wonder women need quiet time?!
But as I see it, the point is the first gut response from women is of themselves. Men’s is of the family. It is an indication of leadership. A good leader puts his teammates' requirements above his own. Whether in sports or business or family, a good leader realizes that his success is measured by the success of the individuals he leads. Women’s outlook on life and the world is like that of a low level employee in a large corporation in which they feel imprisoned. No amount of money or freedom seems to change their attitude. This is why I believe a family should always have a male husband leading it. I believe the Adam and Eve story is a warning. It warns us that the natural path of destruction is for the man to succumb to the woman and the woman to succumb to evil. This story is telling men and women what not to do. Families in our society are gradually being undermined because as a whole we are not heeding this warning.
The feminization of men and the sexualization of women is the proof.
Thanks for speaking up for the ladies! On threads like this, there are far too many male Freepers who blame women for everything. They sound exactly like Feminazis in reverse.