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To: Lorianne; GatorGirl; maryz; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; livius; goldenstategirl; ..

Food for thought. What will our culture look like in another 30 years?


109 posted on 01/08/2006 5:31:00 PM PST by narses (St Thomas says “lex injusta non obligat”)
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To: narses

No fault divorce is just one of a myriad of factors contributing to the breakdown of the family in our society.

As a female of Generation X vintage, I can say:

We were raised to believe we could do and be anything. Nobody aspired to be a "housewife". "Get an education so you can support yourself if necessary" was the message from all quarters.

Most of us are highly educated and could do quite well in the private sector.

Now, if we do choose to leave the work force after having a child, we lose valuable work skills and time in grade, if you will. If something, God forbid, should happen to our marriage, we will be forced into the workplace, regardless of the age of our children, unless our husbands are incredibly well off. Even alimony is normally available only to people married for a long time and in these cases, the children are pretty much gone. Child support only goes so far.

It's a horrible situation. Society makes it all too easy and convenient to leave a spouse and lots of time, the woman has lost skills and employability. Even if she hasn't, it is difficult to be forced into the workforce with young children. There is a reason she left the workplace in the first place--to raise children.

I'm not sure what the solution is. But many of us are simply afraid of depending too much on a man, regardless of how much we love him or how strong we think our marriages are.


119 posted on 01/08/2006 6:08:28 PM PST by GatorGirl (Happy New Year!!)
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