4 Feminist Lies That Are
Making Women Miserable
The Federalist,
by
Suzanne Venker
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
11/13/2019 5:37:00 AM
Twenty years ago, I wrote my first book about why women can’t “have it all,” or at least all at once, despite what the culture tells them. (Hint: It’s because no one, male or female, can perform two full-time jobs simultaneously without the bottom falling out.)At the time, the so-called Mommy Wars were raging. Women everywhere who’d been sold a bill of goods by their feminist mothers and mentors were either lamenting the futility of being able to successfully work full-time outside the home while maintaining a healthy marriage and family life, or they were defending their choice to work full-time by insisting children do fine in round-the-clock substitute care.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 11/13/2019 6:01:05 AM (No. 233687)
I don't even know where to begin with this article because it speaks the truth. A lot of corners have to be cut so a person can be everything, have everything and do everything. In fact, just be the person God created you to be and it will take a load off, a heavy one at that. I think the Hollywood/celebrity/being famous culture created this and I find that to be collapsing. Some of these people are so caught up in drugs, sex, and alcohol they don't realize what they lost in the process.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 11/13/2019 6:31:42 AM (No. 233704)
You can’t fool with Mother Nature - It is what it is.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bgarrett 11/13/2019 6:45:31 AM (No. 233722)
Women whine about how hard it is have a family and a job. Maybe they shouldn't have kids. I raised 2 sons from age 3, worked full time had 5 rent houses and I did allrepairs including putting new shingles on the roof. I remodeled houses which means changing the floor plan, relocating doors and windows. I built antique Harley's from the frame up. And a1935 Ford frame up, while driving cars from the 1930s ONLY,no modern cars at all.Of course there were thousands of other things to do all the time but it was ALL fun. One son is an Electrical Engineer, one is a Certified Jeweler
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Texpub 11/13/2019 7:07:49 AM (No. 233740)
This article should be required reading for all young women. You don't need to feel guilty about staying home to raise a family.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
udanja99 11/13/2019 8:31:16 AM (No. 233829)
I was a stay at home mom and it was the best experience of my life. We had to make huge budget changes with only one income but nothing that you can buy or do with money compares to being with your child all day, every day. We lived in a small neighborhood of 22 houses and my daughter was the only child who never set a toe in day care. She grew up knowing that she was more important to us than our careers or our income.
During that time I was frequently asked by other women if I worked, because they defined themselves by their careers, and I always replied that I had the most important job in the world - raising a child. You can imagine some of the responses I received.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 11/13/2019 8:48:20 AM (No. 233857)
This article makes me recall Rush's 36 Undeniable Truths, one of which is that the feminist movement was started so that ugly women could get jobs.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 11/13/2019 9:08:29 AM (No. 233888)
I came of age in the early 70's when this nonsense was really taking root. One of their bigger BS statements was that women should be free to make their own choices. Well lots of us did. We chose the traditional path of marriage and kids. Then suddenly the feminists decided to be more honest about the rest of their mantra.
Yes, you are free to make your own choices, as long as we agree with them. Nothing like being attacked as a traitor to the gender, when reality is, we who chose well, saved our gender. The feminists are the true traitors to their gender. Nothing makes me happier than knowing I contributed to setting feminist hair on fire. And I got two great kids who are productive adults, and a marriage of 43 years. Top that if you can feminists.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
gobushcheneygo 11/13/2019 9:36:36 AM (No. 233928)
Rush's Undeniable Truth of Life #24: Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to
the mainstream of society.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
LadyHen 11/13/2019 9:48:14 AM (No. 233940)
Lots of single women in their 30's and 40's with baby rabies are chopping at the bit, angry that their prefabricated knight in shining armor has yet to sweep them off their feet. Thing is, he arrived way back when they were 20 something, not so knightish nor shiny but young and ready to make a life together. Sadly these women were too busy being empowered and establishing a career and feeling their "u go grrrrl!!" He went on to find another woman and now has a couple kids and a home. She has a dog and a job that is less than fulfilling.
But just to let you know, according to them "It's all men's fault!!" They never learn.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
LesUNo 11/13/2019 10:01:12 AM (No. 233962)
Feminism is a myth. It is exclusionary and dishonest. I knew this in the late sixties. As a young nurse with two babies, a husband who travelled with his job and attended law school in the evenings, an unreliable babysitter and in the process of having our first house built, I was exhausted and did nothing well. Too tired. That I “had it all” was not consoling. Something had to give. The ‘single’ ladies of the early feminist movement had it so wrong. Promptly resigned. A very good move.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Sandpiper 11/13/2019 10:54:47 AM (No. 234003)
About 45 years ago, as the feminist movement was really taking hold in the early 1970’s I worked at a county job while attending college (back when you could support yourself in college!) I wanted to do some good in the community so I found a job where I went into homes for elderly people and did light housekeeping, errands and other activities that allowed them to remain independent - assisted living facilities hadn’t been invented yet. I worked with many elderly women from all walks of life, from very successful in well-to-do neighborhoods to humble homes in trailer parks and, unusual for the times, most had worked outside of the home. Save one very bitter individual, every woman repeated the same wish - they all regretted not spending more time with their children when they were young. May I repeat that? ALL of the women I worked for, save a very bitter woman, wished they had spent more time with their children! As a 20 year old deciding my life’s course I found it curious that so many women at the end of their lives made the same comment. I figured they knew something I didn’t and that I was hearing wisdom, and so I chose, when I had the opportunity, to be a stay-at-home mom instead of focusing on a career. My choice was not at all supported by the prevailing knowledge of the time but I have never regretted my decision. Wow - how grateful I am now that I heeded the common sense I was hearing!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 11/13/2019 2:43:57 PM (No. 234210)
Only four? Seems like even more than that.
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