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To: cubreporter
may not carry the stigma socially but....ya gotta answer to someone one day!!! Virtue is virtue and doesn't change with the times no matter who says what.

That's very true. Still, there's a lot to be said for the power of social stigmas. One can be virtuous today and think nothing of a woman exposing her ankles, for example. That isn't to say that the various social stigmas have always made sense, but I think they're powerful nonetheless.

As for my own family, we're much more traditional than most. My wife stays at home with the children, she does the housework, I'm in charge, etc. I suspect that even some of our fellow FReepers would see our arrangement as backwards or oppressive but I don't give a damn. The apparent alternative is infidelity, abortion, divorce, delinquent children, and so on.
207 posted on 09/22/2005 9:55:28 PM PDT by Jaysun (Democrats: We must become more effective at fooling people.)
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To: Jaysun

You guys have a marriage like ours. I stayed home too and believe me...we could have used the extra money I could have made but...the kids had what they needed. They had Sunday shoes and clothes. They had play clothes, food on the table, a warm bed to sleep in at night, shared toys, plenty of books to read and be read to, snacks (crackers and juice) and anything else they needed. Did we need an extra room or an extra room just for play things? Not no but hell no. They were thrilled to death at Christmas or their birthday to get presents becuase they didn't get stuff all year long. Coloring books or paper dolls or jacks or something like that but that was it. They appreciated and loved the toys that Santa brought them on Christmas morning.

Your arrangement is fine. We all pull together to help each other in the family so that we can all have spare time to spend together. That's what love and family is all about...not expensive shoes and designer clothing. Who benefits from the big brands except the BIG BRAND PEOPLE. Certainly not the children.

Keep up the good work you KNOW what family should be. Sacrifice on the parents part too is important. your children should come first then what is left goes to the parents. That's how we did it. That's our our parents did it and we loved them for it and our kids loved us for it and they STILL thank us to this day and tell us they hope they can be half the parents we were. That's nice believe me and we're not looking for credit...it's just that it is nice to know you did the right things most of the time or your children wouldn't want to be like you at all.

God, Country, Family.


352 posted on 09/23/2005 8:01:32 AM PDT by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for our country than anyone will ever know. He's a man of honor.)
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