This Ends in Antioch wrote:
Brick wrote:
What was the diabolical lie?
Diabolical lies. Plural.
In context I assume the lies have something to do with the idea that there’s something inherently bad or inferior about homemaking. Or that there are more important things to do than having/raising children. Or that women like his wife will end up unhappy. Idk.
The broader point seemed to me that there are a number of things inside & outside the church pulling people away from what he believes is a life that will lead you closer to God.
I don't think that arguement is going to fly with Brick or really with any college educated urbanite who is a Boomer or younger.
This is a deep philosophical and almost religious question that gets into the meaning of life, why we're here, and attempting to answer the question, "What's the point?"
And you can mock Julie in the other thread all you want for saying that her kids and family aren't a great accomplishment, but that is the result of sixty years of "feminism" and I would guess most educated women feel the same way. The phrase "just a wife and mother" is common and acceptable. No one would ever say a woman is "just a CEO."
Here's the truth. Without children there is no future. And someone is going to raise your children. It can be you or someone else.