tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post9086953225631545527..comments2023-07-09T01:33:24.556-07:00Comments on Old-Fashioned Motherhood: Urgent Article for WivesRachel Keppnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193834789450018423noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-82395000899072231062011-07-26T21:39:49.190-07:002011-07-26T21:39:49.190-07:00Reading this article gave me more perspective and ...Reading this article gave me more perspective and helps me weed out the mentalities that are so popular today and celebrated for women and are just accepted as "good" or "normal", or worse, "empowering" It's just a false message. Men do not keep women down and they are not the stepping stone to have all that we want. It makes me feel like thanking my husband for doing his part so that I can do mine--he's always saying thank you to me and looking for ways to support me. It inspires me to support and love him even more. What a wonderful man! Thanks for this post.Eve | Inchworm Chronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194431691132769984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-81574388885251999972011-06-26T22:28:06.079-07:002011-06-26T22:28:06.079-07:00I'm thankful for my husband and all he does to...I'm thankful for my husband and all he does to provide for our family and care for our home. We have a more traditional relationship, with a clear division of duties (which we often help each other with). I think the important thing is that he tells me how much he appreciates all my hard work, and I do the same for him. We're a little older though (in then over forty category) so maybe your article is a generational thing.Bless This Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008417923921728213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-16754593626124412902011-06-22T20:06:36.658-07:002011-06-22T20:06:36.658-07:00Wow! I'm kind of shocked by this article. Is...Wow! I'm kind of shocked by this article. Is this behavior really that common?<br />But even as I type this, I realize that I actually grew up like this. Unfortunately I can see much of this behavior in my mom. My heart breaks for my dad because I can see how much he wants my moms love and attention, but she just isn't interested in spending time with him because she's busy doing her stuff. I've gone so far as trying to talk to her about it, but she didn't listen. <br />Growing up with this as the example I realize I have some improving to do as well. I struggle with remembering to be more appreciative of my husbands efforts. But at least I've recognized the problem. That's a big part of changing, right?Mike and Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306648854229806494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-82510151624981309722011-06-22T11:06:51.731-07:002011-06-22T11:06:51.731-07:00I feel guilty enough about not being able to get a...I feel guilty enough about not being able to get as much done in the day. My husband KNOWS this and helps out HAPPILY. I know I am extremely blessed to have a husband who understands that. He often tells people that I have the harder job with homeschooling 7 kiddos and all the work involved in *trying* to keep the house running smoothly. I agree that I could always be more appreciative of all he does, especially since he will take the kids out so I can have a moment of peace to nap or do lesson planning.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683820103445929875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-69947540636549216782011-06-17T17:51:49.712-07:002011-06-17T17:51:49.712-07:00The attitude plague among this generation truly is...The attitude plague among this generation truly is that of entitlement. Whether it is the husband, wife, or child taking the attitude of high-handedness and apathy toward divine duty it is not part of God's plan for our mortal experience. We will not become more like him unless we act like him. <br /><br />My only concern with the way this article is worded is that it can fill with guilt the perfectionist wives who are already at the end of their rope and still feel like they're not measuring up. The general authorities continually remind us how amazing we are. I truly believe that when we treat others the way the Lord treats them (inasmuch as we are able) we invite them to a higher standard. <br />With that in mind, this golden rule of being Christ-like seems like the exact solution to the laziness and apathy problem described in this article. Thank you for posting, and thank you for being an example yourself. Let's all get home and do our jobs well!<br /><br />Another Mama Rachel :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215190791763488983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-5847758120208856902011-06-15T13:37:41.912-07:002011-06-15T13:37:41.912-07:00This is a great post and I say Amen to it.
We do ...This is a great post and I say Amen to it. <br />We do need to take good care of our dear husbands. I copied the talk an will send it to our family. <br />Thanks and blessings to you!<br />Google will not let me comment. I found this can be solved if you go in on your comments and put pop up window. <br />Living Waters by LeAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-34512449649909438182011-06-15T09:09:02.870-07:002011-06-15T09:09:02.870-07:00Welcome, Thandi! I'm happy to have you join in...Welcome, Thandi! I'm happy to have you join in! :-)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />RachelRachel Keppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193834789450018423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-75222335523377798482011-06-15T09:08:22.524-07:002011-06-15T09:08:22.524-07:00Wow, it's amazing that man is still married!!!...Wow, it's amazing that man is still married!!! That is sad. Thanks for sharing this. I hope it gets around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444896414475893411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-76870285739911794822011-06-15T07:15:58.687-07:002011-06-15T07:15:58.687-07:00I came from an abusive home, one where my father d...I came from an abusive home, one where my father dominated everything. We cringed when he walked in the door and tiptoed through the day trying not to be noticed. This upbringing had a profoundly negative impact on my life and on how I viewed men.<br /><br />Thank goodness I have mended my views. Most men are good, they have feelings and needs. I'm happy to be married to the most awesome husband! I now find myself doing things for him that I never thought I would do because I viewed it as "servitude". I'm also thankful for Fascinating Womanhood's teachings, they are right along these lines.<br /><br />Great post, Rachel!Celeste B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-15359179055491255652011-06-14T22:00:45.937-07:002011-06-14T22:00:45.937-07:00Hope you don't mind if an SDA comments.Just wa...Hope you don't mind if an SDA comments.Just wanted to say ...I AGREE 100% with this article :-)Titus 2 Thandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682041725252115845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144795012504114230.post-46757934561070166212011-06-14T11:52:44.646-07:002011-06-14T11:52:44.646-07:00Great article! Thanks so much for sharing that. It...Great article! Thanks so much for sharing that. It must have been hard to write.<br /><br />I realized several months ago that I could use my time as a stay-at-home mom much better. There's nothing innately wrong with taking a nap or reading a good book, but I was devoting too much time to rest and frivolity and not <i>doing</i> enough. I've been trying to spend my time more wisely—and learning to balance that with the rest that I actually do need, occasionally. <br /><br />I've also realized that I don't have to save every "boy" activity for my husband. There are so many little things I need him to do around the house, and if I can hammer in a few nails myself, why make him do it? He keeps pretty busy fixing sprinkler systems and rebuilding gates and playing with the kids.<br /><br />There are definitely some things I could do better at!Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.com