True Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter

Hi, your blog really touches me, have been reading...

2012-05-22T22:04:08.005-04:00

Hi, your blog really touches me, have been reading it for awhile... Just wanted you to know about a website i started ReadYourBiblesChurch.com... It's a place for Bible study guides.. I also put a forum in that can be viewed from a mobile device.. I couldn't find where to contact you privately so I'm commenting, hope that is okay. :) God Bless!

Well, I'm single and happily so but if I wante...

2012-05-13T09:22:41.267-04:00

Well, I'm single and happily so but if I wanted a man I'd want the type of guy my mum married back in the 1950s.

Somwhere in 'Vamps & Tramps' Camille P...

2012-05-13T07:43:10.553-04:00

Somwhere in 'Vamps & Tramps' Camille Paglia describes contemporary feminism as a mouldy vegetable drawer of feminine neuroses :)

I was 13 years old when that awful "capitalis...

2012-05-12T18:17:20.807-04:00

I was 13 years old when that awful "capitalism" paper was written...I'm glad that I didn't know there was such hatred out there for marriage and families...
Years later, I went to a "women's college" where I studiously avoided "women's studies" and was thoroughly confused by the hatred of "American-Multinational" (huh?0 Corporations in the Sociology class that I had to take. I do believe that Marx and Engles are roasting eternally for all of this...

I love love love this post! I've been trying t...

2012-05-10T23:35:48.573-04:00

I love love love this post! I've been trying to find a good blogger who speaks to women's issues and finds that nice medium and understands some women work and some don't AND IS A CHRISTIAN! :D

Hi enjoymentandcontemplation (love that name!). I ...

2012-05-10T07:02:50.871-04:00

Hi enjoymentandcontemplation (love that name!). I agree with you that entertainment media often doesn't provide an honest representation of what they portray.

However, in this case, it's close. I attended a luncheon that featured an author who started as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather, one of the top ad agencies in New York. She said the amount of sex that went on in the offices was amazing and that in this regard, the show Mad Men got it right.

The book is Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the 60's and Beyond, by Jane Maas. A very interesting book if you're into ad agencies. :-)

"After watching a few episodes of Mad Men, it...

2012-05-10T01:18:19.971-04:00

"After watching a few episodes of Mad Men, it was evident that women had to fight off their own co-workers to be able to get work done."

Are the entertainment media a trustworthy source of that kind of historical information? I'm not saying that I assume sexual harassment wasn't a problem, or even that it wasn't exactly as the television show depicts. But I shouldn't assume it was just because a TV show says so, should I?

Great article and looking forward to more. Thanks ...

2012-05-09T21:24:55.171-04:00

Great article and looking forward to more. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.

Mike G.

Came over here from Fr Z's blog. Wow, great po...

2012-05-08T22:46:17.267-04:00

Came over here from Fr Z's blog. Wow, great post. I am 48. I was raised in a very secular home but was never a feminist. Maybe because my mother stayed home to raise me and my brother, and I always wanted to the same when I had children. It always seemed to me that, just as you said, a woman should be paid the same for doing the same job as a man. But I noticed as a teen that feminists said they were all for women being able to choose what they wanted to do -- but in reality, the choice to stay home with kids was the wrong choice, as far as they were concerned. So I remained wary of feminism, and have only gotten more wary of it since.

Mrs. Rudd, thank you! I love your spirit! Linda, ...

2012-05-08T21:15:18.900-04:00

Mrs. Rudd, thank you! I love your spirit!

Linda, I'm not sure who Mr. G. Guy is, but I'm glad you stopped by. I will try to remember to elaborate on the relationship coaching because there is a funny story to tell. I liked what you said about your family enriching your life. You are indeed blessed. :-)

Cassi, I really like how you said this: "... of equal worth but not the same." This is so true. Women are not to be treated as though they're dogs (Some cultures still do this.). We are all precious in God's sight. And boy, oh boy... did you nail it with "choices." Yes. Women are praised by the feminists to make the "anti" choices but let a woman make the choice to be a stay-at-home mom and they froth at the mouth. Real advocates for "choice," eh?

Bill, I love it that you commented! You definitely have a right to speak on the topic. Men have been eviscerated by radical feminism for far too long. They have been sent home, bloodied from a fight they didn't even know they started. I found your Heinlein quote fascinating. I read Heinlein long ago but can't remember ever reading that quote.

God uses us all and I agree with you: we were created different for a reason. Thanks again for visiting!

I know that as a man, I am not supposed even to sp...

2012-05-08T11:33:37.009-04:00

I know that as a man, I am not supposed even to speak on this topic, but I will chance it. Back in the 70s, I knew several feminist women. Most were rabid. Only one was actually able to laugh at the crazies.

My favorite author of science fiction (Heinlein) said: "Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. They should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster."

As a Catholic, I know they can never be ordained to the priesthood. But I also know that there have been many nuns whose accomplishments were huge, and whose actions were informed by their female sensitivities, different as they are from those of men.

We were created different for a reason. How foolish we would be to deny it.

Amen! I, too, have that sense of fairness. A wom...

2012-05-07T23:51:02.347-04:00

Amen! I, too, have that sense of fairness. A woman who does the same job as a man, and does it just as well, should be paid just as well. I don't deserve a lower salary because I was born without a Y-chromosome. I believe early feminists (you know, the ones who gor us the right to vote, own property, and leave an abusive husband's sorry self and be able to make a life on our own) are to be applauded for their contributions to society. But it ends there. We are not objects, but neither are men. We are of equal worth, but we are not the same. The feminists want us to have "choices", but would deny us the choice to live our lives in a way that honors God. Modern feminism (say the last 50 years or so) has been, in large part, the downfall or our nation. I'll be back to finish the series. :)

Well said. Found you via Mr. G Guy. "when I...

2012-05-07T20:46:06.539-04:00

Well said. Found you via Mr. G Guy.

"when I gave dating workshops for single women over 40 who were looking for love -- they would have done anything to have been bound in those chains. But that's another story."

Amen to that bit in particular. Perhaps you can elaborate in one of your follow up posts this week.

Now that I am in that same age bracket, I cannot imagine what life would be without a hubs and kids, but I know for a fact it would be vastly emptier.

cheers!
Linda

Go for it, woman! Give them both barrels! Lookin...

2012-05-07T18:08:36.802-04:00

Go for it, woman! Give them both barrels!

Looking forward to the rest of the week's posts.

I expect things to get worse before they get bette...

2012-04-27T11:30:34.001-04:00

I expect things to get worse before they get better.

Hey this post works well with this one: http://sh...

2012-02-13T21:05:36.080-05:00

Hey this post works well with this one:

http://shepherdspost.blogspot.com/2012/02/re-defining-and-eliminating-conscience.html

Great minds, etc.

Yes. And contraception and all its handmaids have ...

2012-01-31T17:34:23.583-05:00

Yes. And contraception and all its handmaids have done much to nullify the many of the natural consequences of immoral behavior.

Great post! I've been reading many catholic wr...

2012-01-18T09:23:14.663-05:00

Great post! I've been reading many catholic writings for over an year now and thinking about returning to the Catholic Church. This is such a great blog! Where are you from?

Even the kids in catechism learn the Pharisees wer...

2012-01-16T09:18:41.021-05:00

Even the kids in catechism learn the Pharisees weren't badguys, but simply ranked their own authority above Jesus'.

A continuing problem.

Yes, He was. Another interesting site I found onli...

2012-01-15T17:23:57.181-05:00

Yes, He was. Another interesting site I found online (which was written by a Jew) explained that not every Pharisee was a piece of dirt. It's an interesting read.

Jesus himself seemed quite fond of religion.

2012-01-15T10:34:57.543-05:00

Jesus himself seemed quite fond of religion.

That's civilized.

2011-11-28T15:14:43.745-05:00

That's civilized.

great post...my husband and I took some of our kid...

2011-11-28T14:26:31.682-05:00

great post...my husband and I took some of our kids aged from 17 down to 5, to stand on the road of a busy highway on a Sunday in a silent witness to abortion. There were many adults but mine were the only children. I was shocked at the comments hurled by adults and teenagers as they passed. vile obscenities and things like, "abortion rocks..." really? It is insane and I believe that people feel like they are being bodily attacked when confronted with a living example of God's grace...
thanks for posting!
holly

Adrienne, thank you! Hillary Jane has made me thin...

2011-11-27T17:06:37.756-05:00

Adrienne, thank you! Hillary Jane has made me think that maybe I should get back to it. I also have been playing around with the idea of creating art that celebrates our country. Goodness knows we shouldn't allow the Left to totally own the arts. ;-)

It's so funny you mentioned Facebook. I'm hardly on there, either! I pop in to let folks know I'm still alive and thinking about them. Thanks so much for still visiting my dusty little blog. :-)

OMGosh, Mary Rose - that's very good. ...

2011-11-27T14:21:24.858-05:00

OMGosh, Mary Rose - that's very good. I am beyond impressed! You should keep up with your art.

I'm getting ready to get back into oil painting now that I've discovered water risible oil paint.

BTW - I finally saw the message you sent me eons ago on Facebook. I never update Facebook anymore and only happened to look at my messages by accident. So - no insult intended - I still love you!!!