Posted on 06/15/2009 8:19:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
he first week of April had me visiting many of the major national television programs to talk about my new book, "In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms."
One typical concern various interviewers shared was the problem of taking care of children at home by a parent when there’s been a divorce, which generally results in day care and a working custodial parent . . . usually the mother.
I respond by pointing out two concepts I believe are “truths.” One, that the quality of love and attention of a parent is superior to that of hired help (nanny, day-care worker, baby sitter), and two, that children have the best opportunity to grow up healthy, happy, and functional with a married mommy and daddy. That some people can’t or won’t provide those things doesn’t change their importance to a child.
I remember when my husband and I decided to become parents. I specifically asked: “Is there any reason you can see after all the years we’ve known each other that you might decide to divorce me? Because if there is even an ounce of ambivalence in either of us to this marital commitment, we shouldn’t have a child and risk the quality of their lives.”
My follow-up joke was, “I would not consider divorce. However, if you see me driving a trash truck right at you while my face is scowling —look out!”
Sadly, too many folks don’t consider these issues out loud before they marry and before they have children. When the stresses of life pile up, their individual or mutual inability to live by their vows evaporates.
Of course, the bond may be broken irrevocably when violence, addictions, and/or infidelities occur.
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She’s not orthodox any more. The orthodox community didn’t welcome her as much as she would have liked, maybe because they didn’t trust her conversion was going to last, and so she left.
She had an early marriage that ended in divorce. Then she had an affair with a man with three young children, and he dumped his wife and three kids to knock up Dr. L and marry her. This was after she posed nude in a manner that only a gynecologist would be familiar for the talk show host who gave her her start in radio.
“Yes. Most often she likes to dish out advice without knowing the situation. Any therapist knows never to diagnose and prescribe before knowing the facts.”
She is of course a entertainer who wants high ratings. Always important to remember about any talk show host.
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