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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get some people are all about the woman staying demure and a man leading the family.  Some women enjoy being housewife and that is good for them.  No prob with any of this kind of thinking.

BUT what he said totally demeans women.  [b]He said his wife’s life did not start or meant nothing until she started being a wife and mother.[/b]  As a woman I take great offense with this statement.  I take great offense at the way he expressed what he feels women should be.  It’s one thing to suggest someone can live one way, it’s another to suggest there is only one way to live that’s right.

I think he is such a blatantly offensive man whose mom has to be losing her mind!!

WTf? In 20 min he managed to offend most people.  It’s not about his views, it’s about how he expressed them.  [/quote]

You are putting words in his mouth.  He never said his wife's life "meant nothing."  He said that SHE would be the first to tell you that her life truly started when she started "living her vocation as a wife and mother."   For most women who have children - this is true, whether they admit it or not.  
I remember the old adage that nobody on their death bed wishes they had spent more time at the office.  The important thing is relationships - family and friends.  Raising children IS the most important job in the world.  
I worked outside the home when my children were young.  I won many awards.  But, today - those awards mean nothing.  What is important is that my children are grown, productive people in the world who have strong relationships with THEIR spouses and are raising happy, well adjusted children.  This doesn't happen by accident.  It is a result of having parents who spend time with them when they are young and serve as good role models.  
And, he never demeaned women who choose to work outside the home.  Instead, he relishes the idea that his wife love and is good at the role of homemaker.  And, that she makes him a better father and husband by keeping him focused on what is important - family.  [/quote]

Are you saying the same thing about men, that they first start to live when they become husbands and fathers? Why isn’t homemaking their greatest goal? Surely it should be something men can and should aspire to.

And what do you say to those who choose the celibate religious life? Are they not living?[/quote]

Did you hear what he said.....

"I have leaned into my vocation as a husband and father and as a man."

"To the gentlemen here today - part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities."

He credits his wife with making sure that he puts family first ahead of his career.

Contrary to the many posts on this board - there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with traditional gender roles, with a focus on family and children, and women serving as homemakers as their primary vocation.   [/quote]

+100
And even women who work outside the home - pretty sure most would say that raising their children is their highest vocation and thing they're most proud of, regardless of their career.  Frankly, if a parent *didn't* feel that way, that's pretty sad.  [/quote]
Did he say that he didn't really get a vocation until he became a husband and father?[/quote]

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