this talks about boyhood work- but sadly(?) the entire post seems isn't there - but girls start work at two - boy - six?
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Happy Birthday, Deena!
Bev, glad to hear it was nothing.
raising boys
and this is the raising girls
from the same person -
from reading the two I get some of the ideas that susan was talking about - some how the boys are the link to the world outside the domestic.
Has some big Spam dude got released from prison within the last few weeks. I'm seeing a HUGE spike in SPAM to all my e-mails.
Secondly, there was the post about the poll. How does this work? Seemed like they were wanting feedback on it. Is there a time/link when it's time to take the poll? Or do we copy the poll in and e-mail or something. (this is what I get for lurking for so long)
See, I agree that boys need to be let out to do stuff that burns off their energy, being hard work or simply running their minds out or playing baseball or something. I think a lot of ADHD is simply engines that can't shift up to that extra gear and use all the power they've got.
But there's nothing inherently noble/spiritual/Christain about it.
And contrasting the two stories makes me sick. Boys get to dream and experiment. Girls need to learn to be happy multitasking homemakers.
I didn't have the guts to click on the Feminism link. Brrr.
Dammit, if she wants to live on a farm and raise lots of kids and do the Waltons thing, more power to her! Just don't tell me that I should be doing it too.
Just to be clear -- it's not the number of kids that freak me out about the Duggars
What freaks me out is looking at the ages of the kids and then calculating that she's been pregnant almost continuously for 17 years.
I can't even fathom that.
omnis, I haven't had any spike in spam. Same number of drug and mortgage offers. Maybe there is a change in the filter setup.
On the poll thing, what can I say, we like the talking, polling, voting thing. If you are feeling brave read the last billion posts in lightbulbs and beauracrazy. (still think we should have named it don't worry nobody can spell it)
What freaks me out is looking at the ages of the kids and then calculating that she's been pregnant almost continuously for 17 years.
Really. Between 2 pregnancies and nursing for a few years I was sleep deprived for about 5 years and nearly lost my mind. 17 years of sleep dep, yikes.