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A lot could be said here, but as one who loves and respects women, I would not say they are "hidden away" when they stay at home to care for the family.

I'm not buying our society's lie that a woman reaches her full potential only when she finds employment away from the home. Her role as mother and homemaker is an awesome responsibility to be honored, not belittled.

Ask any honest, non-simping man if he would not love to have a wife who cares for their children at home during the day, who makes their house a home, who acts like a wife instead of a husband. His answer will be YES. Even HECK YES.

And ask yourself: Would you really respect a husband who chooses to stay at home instead of going to work; who expects you to go out and make money; who focuses on looking after the children, bottle-feeding them, and putting them down for nappy time; who do some sewing or decorating or reading; who ask what you'd like to eat after a hard day at the office? Deep down, I think you would say NO. Even HECK NO. I don't think your marriage or romance life would thrive in that situation.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 2y ago

The extreme shallowness of your “love and respect” for women has been apparent from the very first post, from your constant condescending language about them to your disdain for the roles you would consign them to.

Yes, I would have the utmost respect for a husband who cares for the children, sews, decorates, etc. because I see value in all of that. You seem to just see virtue signaling that you can have at your disposal there instead. Gross.

You are the one belittling the homemaker role when you use patronizing language about it and belittle men for filling it. If it’s so awesome (and it is), celebrate all who take it on.

As far as your other points go: if a woman has the desire and ability to succeed in a career, but doesn’t because of the belief that she shouldn’t have one, yes, I call that part of her hidden away.

I don’t think that anyone’s highest potential, man or woman, is fulfilled only in having a career. Our highest potential is reached when we are the people God created us to be in full. Like me, you clearly believe in men having a full life involving family, career, faith, and probably hobbies as well. I’m just saying women are no different.

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TheDarrenator 2y ago

I don't belittle homemaking, but I do belittle the idea of men choosing to be homemakers while their wives go out into the workforce (working for and with other men). It's the reversal of roles I take issue with, not the roles themselves.

I believe we should all have a full life, but that involves committing to fulfilling our state in life the best we can -- not just doing anything we feel like.

Children deserve to be raised by their parents, no matter how "shackled" the parents may feel by that at any given moment.

When husband and wife don't fulfill their roles, chaos and contention are ready to pounce. Spouses' equally important roles may have some overlap, but they are not interchangeable.

Children need dads who are dads and moms who are moms, according to God's design.

𝔼𝕣𝕪𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠 2y ago

I think you need to reread the Bible a bit more carefully if you truly believe that what you’ve been saying about gender roles is God’s design.

Your argumentation is sloppy and you keep strawmanning me. For just one example, I never suggested anyone just “do anything they feel like.” And you did in fact belittle homemaking if it was a man doing it — not simply the man doing it. Do better