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Full Time Motherhood?, How Selfish
Hartford Courant ^ | 11/05/05 | Julie Shiller

Posted on 11/05/2005 7:45:30 AM PST by kalee

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To: Northern Yankee; kstewskis
I thought the whole article was breathless in ignorance, and the author had no absolute clue as to what the world is all about.

When I was 20 -not too long ago- I swear I was never as clueless as this individual.

Did I mention I was in AZ last week? I loved it, and had a great phone conversation with Karen.

No, you didn't. I'd love to meet you both, looking forward to it.

121 posted on 11/06/2005 5:54:33 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: nymomx2

You made a wise decision. Congratulations.


122 posted on 11/06/2005 5:54:54 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul; Northern Yankee
When I was 20 -not too long ago- I swear I was never as clueless as this individual.

I don't think any of us, even when we were five were this clueless, and had more logic in our little fingers than this nit-wit does.

I swear it's either a recessive gene, a missing chromosome or what, that causes this mental affliction called "liberalism"...

Did I mention I was in AZ last week? I loved it, and had a great phone conversation with Karen.

No, you didn't. I'd love to meet you both, looking forward to it.

Yeah! Remind Jay to tell you about his personal encounter with the javelinas in the middle of the night!!

123 posted on 11/06/2005 6:03:58 PM PST by kstewskis ("I don't know what I know, but I know that it's big..." Jerry Fletcher)
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To: kstewskis
LOL, you made me laugh.

Yeah! Remind Jay to tell you about his personal encounter with the javelinas in the middle of the night!!

I sure will. Sounds like fun.

124 posted on 11/06/2005 6:06:06 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: nymomx2
My wife made the same decision as well. She has stayed home to raise our children.

We certainly don't have all the gadgets that alot of our friends have, but I wouldn't trade any of it.

My wife does home day care, after getting her degree in education years ago.

Our eldest in now in her second year in college, and the two others are in high school, and junior high.

125 posted on 11/07/2005 3:35:49 AM PST by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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To: Seizure

Maybe no one here was as clueless at 20 as little Julie, but I wonder if this is her own opinion or the parroted indoctrination of one of her hairy-legged professors. Her pitiful arguments have that rehashed feeling to them.

Could there be hope for this girl yet?


126 posted on 11/09/2005 5:31:37 AM PST by formerlefty68
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To: formerlefty68

"Is there hope for this girl?"

A little nair, a little makeup, a little skirt and a lotta man might be enough for Julie to wave goodbye to the third wave of feminist silliness and embrace her inner girl. And won't she feel silly when she realizes how truly important - and difficult - it is to stay home and raise a family.


127 posted on 11/09/2005 7:03:37 AM PST by gwbgirl
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To: kalee
Being a full-time mother is the hardest job there is. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you work even harder on vacation...which is to say, you get no vacation. Motherhood is relentless and exhausting, and sometimes those cute little darlings are impossible and ungrateful. It is your job to make sure they grow up to be decent human beings and there is no guarantee there, either.

Motherhood is neither glamorous nor sanctioned by our society as a desirable occupation and has not been for the past 40 years. That's a shame, as the rewards are extremely great, despite the hard work. The impact of good mothers on society has yet to be recognized. I look forward to the day. The irony is that feminism has taken the reverence out of motherhood, that we are the givers of life and honored as such. They want that reverence and honor back, but they don't want to give mom her due.

128 posted on 11/09/2005 9:03:37 PM PST by pray4liberty (I accept PayPal.)
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To: pray4liberty

slefishness is leaving a ten year old child home alone with the family cat for company.


129 posted on 02/26/2006 4:36:30 PM PST by nevadagril435
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To: nevadagril435

slefishness=selfishness


130 posted on 02/26/2006 4:37:10 PM PST by nevadagril435
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To: nevadagril435
selfishness is leaving a ten year old child home alone with the family cat for company.

Whoever does that would be an absolute moron!

131 posted on 03/04/2006 2:24:56 PM PST by pray4liberty (Five, Going on Six, Years of Freeping!)
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To: gwbgirl
A little nair, a little makeup, a little skirt and a lotta man..

That's a cure for a lotta things!

132 posted on 03/04/2006 2:29:34 PM PST by pray4liberty (Five, Going on Six, Years of Freeping!)
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To: kalee

What she really seems to be saying is:

All those Ivy League women are "just" going to have babies, and I couldn't even get into an Ivy League school - it just isn't fair.

Wah, Wah, Wah.


133 posted on 03/04/2006 2:33:33 PM PST by opocno (France, the other dead meat)
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To: kalee

Full Time Motherhood?, How Selfish

It's quite the opposite :)


134 posted on 03/04/2006 2:34:16 PM PST by Trillian
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To: Trillian

bump, read later.


135 posted on 03/04/2006 2:34:40 PM PST by Angus MacGregor (Wars are fought in the will...)
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To: kalee

If the shoe was on the other foot I would marry JLo and have sex whenever she wanted. I would have no problem with that at all. I would be barefoot in the kitchen (raiding the fridge most likely) every day.


136 posted on 03/04/2006 2:38:24 PM PST by maui_hawaii
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