http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/12/11/the-wifely-duty-the-atlantic/ Writing.Life Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/12/11/the-wifely-duty-the-atlantic/comment-page-1/#comment-8282 Terri Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:08:32 +0000 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/?p=329#comment-8282 Excellent essay! I couldn't agree more with Mrs. Flanagan's appraisal of traditional marriages vs. modern. I'm so proud of her for daring to suggest that life mightn't have been all repression and suppression back in the nifty fifties. While there are some mores I would not want to borrow from the good old days, I think modern ideas have been to throw out the baby with the bath water. (Or keep the baby and throw out the husband?) I think the writer makes a salient point by noting the stratification of children above spouse. This upside down family dynamic is a devastating to the intimacy of husbands and wives and is really a disservice to children, whose personalities are skewed when they grow up believing themselves to be the center of the universe. Excellent essay! I couldn’t agree more with Mrs. Flanagan’s appraisal of traditional marriages vs. modern. I’m so proud of her for daring to suggest that life mightn’t have been all repression and suppression back in the nifty fifties. While there are some mores I would not want to borrow from the good old days, I think modern ideas have been to throw out the baby with the bath water. (Or keep the baby and throw out the husband?)
I think the writer makes a salient point by noting the stratification of children above spouse. This upside down family dynamic is a devastating to the intimacy of husbands and wives and is really a disservice to children, whose personalities are skewed when they grow up believing themselves to be the center of the universe.

]]> http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/2008/12/11/the-wifely-duty-the-atlantic/comment-page-1/#comment-8034 NanMel Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:59:25 +0000 http://thomaslitchford.com/blog/?p=329#comment-8034 I can see why you enjoy reading her. And a lot of post-feminist ideas are bullshit. I actually read the article, even though, being single and childless, and have virtually no idea what she's talking about. I really just couldn't understand it. Also, it was long. I think I drifted off about three times. Just more proof that Americans (me) are getting "stoopider." Or maybe it's because I'm a woman. My attention span is probably shorter than yours, being a man. All in all though, a good recommendation. Thanks! I can see why you enjoy reading her. And a lot of post-feminist ideas are bullshit. I actually read the article, even though, being single and childless, and have virtually no idea what she’s talking about. I really just couldn’t understand it. Also, it was long. I think I drifted off about three times. Just more proof that Americans (me) are getting “stoopider.” Or maybe it’s because I’m a woman. My attention span is probably shorter than yours, being a man. All in all though, a good recommendation. Thanks!

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