Posted on 02/25/2006 8:34:28 PM PST by Clive
The president of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers, announced this week that he will resign from his position at the end of this academic year. This became almost inevitable after he made a speech last winter claiming "innate differences" between the sexes may well explain why more men succeed in math and sciences than do women.
Not the most radical statement in history, perhaps, but bold enough to make him a hated figure on campuses and a punching bag for radical feminists.
I don't really know if there is a different aptitude for science between men and women and don't particularly care. I do know, however, that a woman's place is in the home.
There, it's been said. The unthinkable has been uttered. I can only wonder what the various highly intelligent women who edit my column are saying as they read this, but that's hardly the point. A woman's place is in the home.
No, not every woman and not every home. But one major reason society has lost much of its stability, grace and decorum is because so many women with children have been urged to flee the "incarceration" of the family for the "freedom" of the office.
Obviously there are many women who are not mothers to whom this does not apply and also many mothers who are obliged to find employment so as keep the family together. The objection here is to the knee-jerk assumption that somehow it is natural and admirable for women to be in the paid workforce.
There is no compelling case that the world would be a better place if more women were lawyers, bankers, soldiers or engineers. There are many such arguments, however, that the world would be a far better place if more women were mothers. Which means more than the mere act of procreation. It means devotion, sacrifice and time. Not quality time, just time. Lots of it. It means refusing to accept that self-esteem can only come through a boss, water cooler gossip and a generous pension scheme.
Yes, of course, fathers are a vital part of any family and most of the gun violence in our cities has far more to do with absence of dads than the presence of guns. But a mother is unique and irreplaceable.
Nobody is forcing women to become moms, but if they do they should take their new job seriously and not pretend it is some hobby or part-time occupation. Instead, we have created a situation where many women are embarrassed to admit that they are at home with their kids.
Recently, a Tory MP told me, in a spasm of political correctness, that Canada needed more women in Parliament. I asked him why, and he reacted as if he'd never been asked the question before. Which, of course, he probably hadn't.
I continued: "Could it be argued that raising a child to be a respectful, intelligent, moral and good person is just slightly more important than sitting in a building in Ottawa and obeying the orders of some second-rate prime ministerial assistant?"
He called me an idiot. Which may be true, but it does not obscure the point: We've declared war on motherhood in the name of a better, healthier society and declared war on family in the name of women's liberty.
So the president of Harvard feels he has to resign because he dared to raise an interesting question. We can only wonder what his mom would have said. Chances are that it would have been something wonderful. Mothers are like that.
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Huge ole Mommy BTTT!!!!
I'm not a Stay-at-home mom, which sounds like I'm tied with duct tape and set in a closet. I'm a full-time mom and glad to be one.
It doesn't have to be argued, its true!
I continued: "Could it be argued that raising a child to be a respectful, intelligent, moral and good person is just slightly more important than sitting in a building in Ottawa and obeying the orders of some second-rate prime ministerial assistant?"
He called me an idiot. Which may be true, but it does not obscure the point: We've declared war on motherhood in the name of a better, healthier society and declared war on family in the name of women's liberty."
Thank you for that title! I agree, we are certainly not locked inside! I will now be a Proud Full Time Mom!
But can't I just sit on the bench for a little while? Yes, if you want to touch my bippy... 
I dont know ONE Democrat woman who does not agree. Of course they say that "in todays economy, a woman just about HAS to work".. but they would prefer not too..
bttt
I always felt the liberals want women working solely for the tax dollars. If most women really calculated the cost of working, clothes, gas, more eating out or preprepared food, day care, taxes, etc, they would find out they really aren't making that much at all.
Yes. I've often thought that someone could make a killing by selling inflatable children to prop up in the back of a minivan. Much less trouble. Don't tie you down. Cheaper to feed and clothe.
"Could it be argued that raising a child to be a respectful, intelligent, moral and good person is just slightly more important than sitting in a building in Ottawa and obeying the orders of some second-rate prime ministerial assistant?"
AWESOME quote!
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The term "stay at home mom" is in itself an insult. As if women who are wives and mothers did nothing but stay home. The more descriptive and accurate term, the one that American women who are wives and mothers have been known by for centuries is, "Homemaker", a maker of home.
Home is where the heart is, it used to be said. Home is where the lives of Americans used to revolve around. That is where children were nurtured, raised, educated, where the elderly spent their last days, where the sick were made well. It was a refuge for all who needed one. And it is for that home that men have fought and died.
While men can build and defend nations, they can't give them the heart that brings meaning to a man's life, as the Homemaker can. It is my belief that it is the return of the Homemaker that will ultimately save our country.
Lets not concede to the feminists a single word. The least of which should be the word Homemaker.
The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.
I mean, after all, isn't that what being a woman is all about? Having the *choice* to do what she wants with her life and her body?
Well, I did and if they don't like it because they disagree with it they can just.... Um I don't want to get banned...so just fill in the blank.
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