tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post6219121947310738277..comments2023-03-27T05:31:15.719-07:00Comments on Adventures in Raising Girls: Wake up womenKimmiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02640887220425915790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post-49148766885379249282011-08-25T11:34:17.659-07:002011-08-25T11:34:17.659-07:00It's a long, but fantastic read. It goes throu...It's a long, but fantastic read. It goes through a 'standard Victorian house' room by room--can't recommend it enough. <br /><br />God Bless!<br /><br />MindyMindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post-12598175233904737552011-08-22T20:55:50.664-07:002011-08-22T20:55:50.664-07:00Mindy, I'll look for that book next time I go ...Mindy, I'll look for that book next time I go to the libraryKimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640887220425915790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post-28912109974096964402011-08-22T20:55:14.071-07:002011-08-22T20:55:14.071-07:00Mindy,
I'm sure the past is romaticized ofte...Mindy, <br /><br />I'm sure the past is romaticized often. Especially by those who weren't alive during those times. I think women still take tranquilizers drink and smoke while pregnant. I don't think it has anything to do with being stay at home mom. No stereotype can encapsulate all people in all positions, but I do feel that more women used to take their job as a wife and mother more seriously than women today. Many many women today think that they deserve a job away from their family all day.Kimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640887220425915790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post-36715924692290153482011-08-19T15:31:59.413-07:002011-08-19T15:31:59.413-07:00I would like to suggest to you and your readers wh...I would like to suggest to you and your readers who romanticize certain time periods (yes, there were women who wore mini-skirts in the sixties. It was also a time of great social upheaval, where, frequently, stay-at-home mothers took tranquilizers and drank and smoked frequently, even while pregnant, the Vietnam war and the subsequent draft was occurring, causing millions of deaths, John F. Kennedy was assassinated...I could go on and on.) that there is no correlation between single pictures of different societal groups in different times. An excellent book to read, which is also dripping with 'the good stuff' is entitled 'Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England' by Judith Flanders. It is a long but worthwhile read.<br /><br />MindyMindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881846455465705974.post-17641983152980442442010-10-22T13:05:11.406-07:002010-10-22T13:05:11.406-07:00Not always true. Two years ago I was pregnant, and...Not always true. Two years ago I was pregnant, and wore skirts 99% of the time. I was at my daughter's 8th grade basketball game where an older man (maybe in his 50's) threatened to "kick my you know what" if I touched him again. I was on bleachers, he was sitting in front of me, and my knees brushed against his back. He was mad because his daughter's team was losing against our team. Several people came over to say never mind him as he is known to be this way. We had just moved to the area a few months prior and my husband was deployed. <br />I now wear skirts maybe 50% of the time and yet, see no difference in how I am treated when I am out and about.Carmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901236330305406107noreply@blogger.com