Europeantomyroots

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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]As I was growing up, I continually heard the women around me say, "I will not go out and work and take jobs away from our men." This was an remarkable thing for these women to say for several reasons and it saved me from the savages and ravages of feminism years later. These women were saying this for the following reasons:
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]1) They considered the men of their race to be their men just as the men would say, "Our women." This just didn't mean someone's spouse, it also included the others of the same race.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]2) These women showed remarkable contentment of their financial state. They could have gone out and worked for more money but did not. Each woman`s husband brought in a different salary but they usually were not jealous of other women. They shared bank accounts with their husbands who trusted them to live within their means. Some of these women whom I knew about personally did not live in fancy houses or have many comforts but they kept looking to their husbands for their sustinance.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]3) These women were charitable. Time and time again these women would say, ``We`ll put another plate at the table.`` If neighbours were struggling they would take the neighbours children into their homes for a while. It was a common thing to do. No one thought of themselves as special. Now we have to create these opportunities and in the process everyone is patting themselves on the back.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]4) These women knew the value of housework and keeping a home. They knew how important they were to the stability of the community. They took care of parents, children and anyone in their family who was sick. And they did it for free. Nowadays it is totally the opposite. Women go out and work and then ignore everyone around them who needs help and put the burdenon the taxpayer. Years ago women didn`t do this and were content. They had strong self-esteem and didn`t let anyone look down on them. They understood how important their role was.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]5) These women had the support of their husbands. It astounds me to hear some of the men around me speak of looking for wives who make good money. It`s none of their business how much money their future wives can make. Years ago the men did everything they could to make sure their wives stayed in the house.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]6) Men allowed the women to dominate the home. Women need to have that authority. When a man stepped into the house he followed the woman`s rules. It was understood in healthy homes that this was how things worked. As well, the best farms had that separation between the two roles. The woman would take care of the house, the garden and the small animals. The man would take care of the rest of the farm.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]7) Women were allowed and encouraged to be pretty. This was an unusual thing to see. I`ll speak on it later, but over and over again I saw, especially in English homes, the man doing whatever he could to make sure the woman had refinery around her and went on a regular basis to the hairstylist or anywhere else she needed to to look nice. As well, the home would have a good supply of books and nice furniture. I was surprised at the length men would go to to make this happen on farms way out in the countryside.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]8) Women saying such things had husbands who had fairly good incomes. These women were saying what they did for the rest of the men in the community, even those that might disappoint. It didn`t matter if a man was a drunk and a rascal, he still needed a job for his family. It was understood that this was how life was.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]9) Women encouraged other women to remain at home and take control of their children and house. It was understood that this was the role for every woman. The most successful homes had the woman doing what she needed to do in the home. I saw this over and over again with my own eyes.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]10) Women would put the pressure on younger men to go out and work by first of all preparing their sons to do so and then asking all the other young men in the community what they were ``going to do for a living.`` The community as a whole worked together to make sure families stayed in the community. If two men were working at the same job and one was married with kids and the other single, the married man was usually paid more. Women accepted this as life.
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[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]All of this was seen with my own eyes and was a remarkable example of community at work. The situation nowadays is so strange as to make me pinch myself. I see women celebrating such things as menopause. It`s ridiculous. Years ago women didn`t fight like they do now and they supported each other and shared with each other. Now women have to form special groups just to share and support each other because they aren`t doing it naturally. Everything is backwards. I was fortunate enough to see what real life was like years ago.[/SIZE][/FONT]