tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post4093286502661017195..comments2024-03-27T05:07:44.092-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Women Won't Fight Your Battles For YouSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-978780206281188622017-06-09T12:11:00.141-07:002017-06-09T12:11:00.141-07:00I am going through your older posts as I am relati...I am going through your older posts as I am relatively new;)<br /><br />This is such a good reminder. I do get caught up at times, in the news.<br /><br />One of my sons said," Mom, I believe you get very troubled over the news. You trouble yourself." Oh MY!! Let's just say..he is not yet an adult, either...but he's right!<br /><br />I need to be very careful to not overdo politics. <br /><br />Blessings<br />Mrs.OAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558336108078175567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-36294950269375970242017-03-06T07:08:58.735-08:002017-03-06T07:08:58.735-08:00Hey Housewife, you are welcome!
Both my husband...Hey Housewife, you are welcome! <br /><br />Both my husband and my father are loath to talk politics with me. My husband never listens anyway and hardly even pretends to be doing it ( he has mastered the art of tuning out to a perfection:) and my father, whose political views are diametrically opposed to ours, will just get angry and say that women have no sense:) So we talk about the weather instead!Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-43173869892807783872017-03-06T06:12:41.213-08:002017-03-06T06:12:41.213-08:00Thank you Sanne, this was very good.
I used to b...Thank you Sanne, this was very good. <br /><br />I used to be very political when I was feminist. When I found some concervative/traditionalist bloggers, I almost cried out of relief when I realized that as woman, I do not need to be political. I do not need to convince other people with my razor-sharp logic. I do not need to know every single detail of my country's politics, or foreign politics. Since I am a woman, it is "none of my business". <br /><br />Obviously I keep myself "educated" to a certain degree so I can have intelligent conversations with my hubby and my father. But I don't feel that I should be part of that all anymore, if you know what I mean.Housewife Outdoorsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-25684760793348925332017-03-03T00:14:53.120-08:002017-03-03T00:14:53.120-08:00It's quite interesting that "social femin...It's quite interesting that "social feminists" in the beginning of the 20th century fought for higher wages for married men to enable even working-class families to have a wife and mother at home. Of course, later on it was abolished as being "discrimination."<br /><br />Modern society promotes individualism and the destruction of traditional family, so welfare laws reflect it. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-10996356614070735572017-03-02T16:23:55.988-08:002017-03-02T16:23:55.988-08:00Hey. Sorry I've just been real busy as of late...Hey. Sorry I've just been real busy as of late, and yes, the American political system, is, well...It is, something! That's about all one can say about it :)<br /><br />Yes, i think every society should have SOME type of welfare. It has its benefits for everyone and a lot of people forget that, but it should be implicated in ways that encourage family development and healthy relationships between men and women, doing what is best for families and children. <br /><br />There is always a certain level of collective responsibility that a society's citizens have towards one another- always. In tribal societies it could go as far as getting one's eyes gouged out for something another member of the tribe did in the name of "justice." How would the anti-welfare groups like that one? A bit of food stamps doesn't sound so bad compared to that!The Radical Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933489101373415907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-9948963748648714302017-03-02T14:18:34.755-08:002017-03-02T14:18:34.755-08:00Hey, Radical, nice to hear from you! "Keyboar...Hey, Radical, nice to hear from you! "Keyboard warriors" wasn't invented by me:) I think it's a good description of people who refuse to try and change anything in real life, but expect others to do it for them.<br /><br />You'll excuse me if I refrain from commenting on American political system, it's a dangerous topic, especially right now:) <br /><br />One thing I'll say though: some level of social security (especially health care) would probably enable more (married) women to stay home so I don't see it as a bad idea. However, modern welfare often promotes dysfunction instead of tradition. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-1026976429122214692017-03-02T11:31:57.688-08:002017-03-02T11:31:57.688-08:00I guess it's really an issue of things not alw...I guess it's really an issue of things not always being what they seem in life. It would seem that conservatives should be, well, conservative, but they generally are not. Life is weird like that. People used to come to my site and social media pages years ago and assume i was a republican. But i am not, in fact, a republican. The Radical Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933489101373415907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-29165215526314459952017-03-02T11:29:00.596-08:002017-03-02T11:29:00.596-08:00Oh stupid spellchecker! i meant "WIC"
M...Oh stupid spellchecker! i meant "WIC"<br /><br />My mother, for instance, looked at me like there was something wrong with me because i haven't developed a career by now, yet she stays home with her young kids and they are all Republicans. She receives WIC yet votes republican because they aren't for "handouts" like those stupid crazy liberals!<br /><br />My maternal grandmother is a huge religious type so much that she has pushed it all on us, which is part of the reason i have no contact wither her anymore. She believes in what the bible says (or supposedly says) about marriage, yet believes the man should follow the woman and make her happy. They pick and choose what they want to believe and change their religious texts to suit their own beliefs and the values of modern society.The Radical Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933489101373415907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-45517042337886753372017-03-02T11:24:37.552-08:002017-03-02T11:24:37.552-08:00I like the term "keyboard warriors." MRA...I like the term "keyboard warriors." MRAs sure are brave hiding behind a screen with made-up ridiculous names. The only men I've ever known own to act like that in real life are alone and probably not getting laid. <br /><br />But seriously it's the Republicans that are the most hostile to tradition. Just like my relatives, except my paternal grandparents -like my grandfather who were stark democrats- they are religious republican types and they are HOSTILE against any form of patriarchy. What's funny is that they might stay home with their kids, yet they think you have a mental disorder if you don't have a career. They will except welfare like WICHITA yet claim they won't vote liberal because liberals are for "handouts." <br /><br />It's nuts. I lean more to the left for the most part, only being conservative by believing in things like the death penalty for certain classes of heinous crimes and gender roles. It may be different over there but I'm telling you here in America I've received more hostility from so-called conservatives while for the most part liberals don't even care enough to form an opinion about the way I choose to live my life. The Radical Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933489101373415907noreply@blogger.com