Beautiful piece Will-thank you.I wish to God...and do not mean that flippantly...that this message was publicised 25 yrs ago.It would have saved alot of unhappiness and misconception of what leads to happiness.Many women of my generation had frustrated mothers & did not hear a good message about marriage. I saw women having children without men deliberately...a selfish act because children need their father.What I have learned...late...is that allowing a man to lead,(a good one), takes alot of stress away from women. Screaming feminist banshees, especially those in academia ,(married), might rally against it but constantly heading a family is emotionally, physically and financially exhausting.I think half the time women are shamed by others for wanting to prioritise home life. And the Woke ideology brings an entirely separate ballbag of misery.The pendulum must swing the other way at some point.
“By the 2000s, real incomes were ~4 times higher than they were in the 1950s.” And yet on these inflated incomes, the housing index has far outpaced incomes and hardly any man can afford to purchase a brand new home and have his wife be a stay at home mom raising their children. The economy is extremely jacked up and was far better off in the 50s.
So many people seem unaware that the difficulty of children can make a marriage better. We were unable (my wife and I) to have the dates, vacations, and carefree time away that many families do: but working and strategizing together created a level of unity (and free unity) we could never create on our own. And now, things are turned around, and the sensitivity they learned from us is now turned to us: just last night, my oldest daughter noticed Leslie was tired and made dinner for us.
The barren woman is a mother to many. Each couple is part of a community that is oriented to the raising of children. Each man is needed to create the framework of civilisation and each woman is needed to nurture and create social cohesion and the two together are stronger than one. The sorrows of life do not change the original creation and God can use all things for good. Romans 8 v 28
I am curious what will be your opinion about the fact that more women want kids but they dont want the partner around,many ladies i spoke with they have children or want chidren but dont want a man what would you think psychologically would be the root cause.
Great article. thank you Will - but real incomes are not going up. They have been declining for a long time. Fractional reserve banking and inflation taking its toll. Obviously government numbers touted by those in the system will be false.
Beautiful piece Will-thank you.I wish to God...and do not mean that flippantly...that this message was publicised 25 yrs ago.It would have saved alot of unhappiness and misconception of what leads to happiness.Many women of my generation had frustrated mothers & did not hear a good message about marriage. I saw women having children without men deliberately...a selfish act because children need their father.What I have learned...late...is that allowing a man to lead,(a good one), takes alot of stress away from women. Screaming feminist banshees, especially those in academia ,(married), might rally against it but constantly heading a family is emotionally, physically and financially exhausting.I think half the time women are shamed by others for wanting to prioritise home life. And the Woke ideology brings an entirely separate ballbag of misery.The pendulum must swing the other way at some point.
I enjoyed reading this. I particularly like your passage on divorce.
Beautifully put Will
“By the 2000s, real incomes were ~4 times higher than they were in the 1950s.” And yet on these inflated incomes, the housing index has far outpaced incomes and hardly any man can afford to purchase a brand new home and have his wife be a stay at home mom raising their children. The economy is extremely jacked up and was far better off in the 50s.
A common misconception and addressed in another article.
So many people seem unaware that the difficulty of children can make a marriage better. We were unable (my wife and I) to have the dates, vacations, and carefree time away that many families do: but working and strategizing together created a level of unity (and free unity) we could never create on our own. And now, things are turned around, and the sensitivity they learned from us is now turned to us: just last night, my oldest daughter noticed Leslie was tired and made dinner for us.
What if your wife can't have kids?
The barren woman is a mother to many. Each couple is part of a community that is oriented to the raising of children. Each man is needed to create the framework of civilisation and each woman is needed to nurture and create social cohesion and the two together are stronger than one. The sorrows of life do not change the original creation and God can use all things for good. Romans 8 v 28
Excellent article. Thanks for sharing.
I’m a wife and enjoyed this piece and agree with it.
Fabulous article
I am curious what will be your opinion about the fact that more women want kids but they dont want the partner around,many ladies i spoke with they have children or want chidren but dont want a man what would you think psychologically would be the root cause.
Great article. thank you Will - but real incomes are not going up. They have been declining for a long time. Fractional reserve banking and inflation taking its toll. Obviously government numbers touted by those in the system will be false.
Men have never been wealthier than now.