To the older generations?

Question

My neighbor is a sweet man in his late 60s early 70's & he shared his view with me on the younger generations problems(mine) & I wanted to see if those around his age agree. He said he thinks this country was ruined when women started to work. He said in his day people were more content with doing without the extras in life & when women started working to get the extras they took the jobs from men which meant that their wives had to go to work. He said in his day mothers were home with their kids so they got in less trouble & although they had less they were happier. Part of what he was saying made sense. Do most people his age feel this way?

I thought I might be the only one to agree with him but it's nice to see I'm not alone

Answer 1

Sure, that's me, I am 63 years old.

However, both parents working to make ends meet is a myth.

By the time a family buys an extra car so both parents can get to work, pay double car insurances, buy 5 sets or 10 sets of clothing for the 2nd mate to be dressed for work, The extra money required for eating lunch at restaurants instead of home.

And then the exaustive factor: When both parents work, after a while neither one wants to fix dinner, so the family spends twice as much money eating take-out or restaurant food.

Now comes health problems: A recent news report indicated that most restaurants use cooking oil that is not fit for human consumption. These same oils are not allowed to be sold by grocery stores.

Now the children problem when both parents work: If the children are young, you have additional expenses for child care. As the children get older, they have no supervision when the get home from school. During holidays and summer vacation these children get no supervision for the whole day.

when both parents work, they are too tired or mentally exhausted to help their children's homework or whatever.

Then, wham, out of the clear blue sky, drugs, pregnacy, juvenile delinquency, etcetera.

There is only a nickel's difference between the net income of a family with one parent working and a family with two parents working. ....... The family with only one parent working get the extra nickel.

Do the math.

Your neighbor is right.

PS: Some women might say, "Does that mean that a woman's education is wasted, so do you not want a woman to be educated?

Wow: I am sorry about that, but I believe it is very important for a woman to be educated, in fact, if the man goes to work, then it is even more important that the mother be very educated. Why?
Because she is the one who will most influence their children's education. That is if you think a child's education is important.- of course you do.

Fact: 80% of all drop-outs are from families with both parents working. That's right, in one-parent families, she will not allow her children to drop-out.

Answer 2

I do agree with him mostly but not totally. Yet, I would add this:
The mother is not only the pillar but also the foundations of the family. Therefore, when the mother is obligated to work to either make ends meet or to just keep up with joneses, the family foundations, sooner or later, will crumble. And when the family foundations fall the entire nation is in danger. This is exactly what has happened since the end of the Second World War, with no hope for improvement in sight!

Answer 3

I am in that age group and I do not agree. There may be a couple of modern things we could do without but overall the world is a much better place now. I assume your friend is referring to the crime rate of youngsters but my guess is that statistics would show very little change. As always the behaviour of children is governed by the actions of the parents and there are still good and bad.

Answer 4

I am not his age quite but, to an extent I agree. We are so worried about keeping up with the Jones' that we really don't have quality time anymore. Couples are so busy working trying to make ends meet (my cable and Internet bill alone is over $100.00)
we don't have time to stop and think about governments and things that we should be thinking about. I don't think women took jobs away from men but, I do think more women work today than needs to because of all the luxuries we now call necessities. Finally I always try to remember what someone told me once -- B.U.S.Y. ---BEING UNDER SATAN'S YOKE

Answer 5

Okay, here's the scope:

In HIS day, there was a world war going on, and many of the men were off fighting it. That left WOMEN to have to go to work to support the families and run the economy (like the Rosie the Riveters).

Women who "stayed home to raise the kids" wer esolely dependent on the husband, for either good or bad. I don't suppose it coccurs to your elderly friend that back then there were women who had to escape absie marraiges and HAD to go to work to support themselves and their families! What about women who were widows and had to work to support their families? My father is 73 years old, and his father died in 1945 when he was just shy of 12; that meant that his mother had to go out and get a job to support him and his 2 younger siblings, and she worked a job that a "man" might have held. She, along with many others, HAD to work to support their families! What else were they to do, STARVE?

The "June Cleaver" type of mothers only was a fiction that was beleived for only about 20 years, during a time of prosperity in America. Women have always worked, PRIOR to this period, and SINCE! Many women worked during the depression; many again during World War II. My father had a very good job and we had a nice home and nice cars, but since I am one of 6 kids, my mother worked part-time as well! HER salary went toward college educations, NOT fancy dresses and "keeping up with the Joneses!"

Women worked because they became independent, and had choices! The alternative tht your friend suggests is to be servile and constantly dependent on others, like children. Grown women should NOT be treated like children by grown men!

Answer 6

well maybe some women actually feel like doing something else than being a mother. So pretty much women shouldn't even go to school then right? I think that's ridiculous. Of course i'm not from an "old" generation...

Answer 7

I wish women only had to work if they wanted to also. There aren't many men left who want to be the soul breadwinner. Not too many men who even stick around after the child is born and sometimes leave before the child is born. Men need to be responsible for their children and spouses if they want women to be able to stay at home with the children.

Answer 8

I am sixty-three , and your friend sounds like a very nice person.
He definitely has a point when he talks about the beauty of simplicity.

I think his hypothesis has a great deal of dated truth.

As the universe changes , we change ... so I think we should allow women to work, and even vote. Geeze, what's next we can never admit a woman into humanity fully recognizing her as our equals. What is this world coming to? ( in 1933 )

I like your friend, take care of him. He is worth it.

With Love;
Jonnie

Answer 9

I"m not quite that old, but he's largely correct, especially when it applies to families with children.

Feminism has been very harmful and the state of the country right now is so inflated that both people are often forced to be employed.

The liberal way is proven to not work, with a divorce rate of 50 per cent. This,.among other things proves that traditional ways have worked best.

Being a homemaker, wife and mother is an honest occupation, and one of great value.

Answer 10

I'm a bit younger but I agree 100 %