Friday, March 3, 2006
Tales from the self-indulgent mom
I used to read Rebecca Eckler just to annoy myself, but stopped when I gave up on the Post. Now, she has a blog, and I can continue being annoyed with her.
Just as I thought The Dictator, my two year old R.J, otherwise known as Rowan Joely, was actually an okay kid,
Oh, did I mention she has a kid, and a fiance that become a fiance years ago?
Guess there is no stigma in the Annex crowd for having bastard children.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Moms should stay home
You don’t see this in today’s media.
I do know, however, that a woman’s place is in the home.
There, it’s been said. The unthinkable has been uttered. I can only wonder what the various highly intelligent women who edit my column are saying as they read this, but that’s hardly the point. A woman’s place is in the home.
I’ll water that down a bit and say that one parent should stay home, although I have to agree, a mother has more natural instincts to raise children than a man.
Update: A passionate sahm (stay-at-home-mom) gives her two cents.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Four kid family
Good to see W. Gairdner has a blog. He’s got an entry on what he sees as a future government’s answer to the population decline.
The Four-child family will come roaring back; feminism of the radical, anti-family kind will become extremely unpopular, and anyone preaching it or teaching it will become a social pariah; the practice of homosexuality, the gay lifestyle, and gay “marriage” will once again be seen as unnatural, unpatriotic, against the good of society and driven underground, if not recriminalized; huge tax relief and tax credit and school subsidy packages and mortgage relief will be created to encourage large families, and so on. Bet on it.
I wouldn’t bet on it, especially if we have a female prime minister. Of course, I wouldn’t bet on that either.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Decline of society
Fred laments the decline of society.
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Quebec daycare bad for children
Another study from the “no kidding” and “told you so” file.
Quebec’s much-heralded universal child-care program might be good for the economy, but not for the kids enrolled in it, a study by a Toronto-based think tank says...the researchers point to a 2003 study by the U.S.-based National Institute of Child Health and Development Early Childcare Research Network that also linked disobedience and aggression to time spent away from maternal care.
It won’t be long before the women’s groups start attacking this one.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
No sex = No babies
Another explanation on why the Western world’s native population is in decline.
Unlimited sexual activity without a live baby resulting is the quintessential modern entitlement.
I call this modern view, consumer sex.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Not an option?
I love these daycare whine stories.
But I have been left to wonder what kind of a society gives such short shrift to the development and well-being of its young children and the needs of working parents.
I wonder what society creates an environment where women aren’t even interested in being an option for their kids’ upbringing.
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Hard for a boy to be a boy
Good to see another blogger is also worried about the gelding of all that is male in the school world.
I was saddened to read a recent Edmonton Sun editorial, penned by a mother who is evidently upset that her son - get ready for this - ACTS LIKE A BOY!!!!!
Who will fight any future wars if all the men are made into women?
Saturday, December 24, 2005
And the point is?
Can someone explain to me the whole point of a man marrying another man? How does this help further society?
I liked Elton John’s music, but stories like this, giddy with excitement, only make me ask “Why?”
Furnish was feted last night by world leaders and Hollywood royalty at a private party after tying the knot in England with his partner of 12 years, Sir Elton John.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Sheila gets it right
Somes, even Tequila Sheila gets it right.
Those who choose to stay home to care for their kids, or to make family or other arrangements, should not be penalized. Like father, government does not always know best.
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Forced diversity doesn’t work
Fred thinks birds of a feather flock together for a reason.
I think we need homogeneity. Probably the greatest desire of humanity other than getting sex is avoiding diversity. Mostly, people can’t stand each other. I respect their judgement.
Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Imagine that
It’s interesting that child care is such an important election issue. It’s more interesting that the Conservative platform is so in tune with the public.
When you say one type of child care is parents’ first choice and another is their last choice, how do you know that?
A: We’ve done a lot of research and also rely on study by the Vanier Institute of the Family, which is also used by the Liberal government. Their studies have a lot of insight. They found that 95 per cent of working moms and 85 per cent of working dads would choose to stay home if they could afford to.
Monday, November 21, 2005
You can’t make this up
The studies justifying the kennelization of children are getting ridiculous.
A new study reveals that children who spent more time in daycare were protected from their mothers’ emotional exhaustion.
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Price of a baby
You probably won’t hear much protest about this latest ridiculous sentence, but it sure is clear that the closer a human is to just a foetus, the less value its life has to Canadian judges.
A Court of Queen’s Bench justice sentenced 23-year-old Nicole Anderwald to 90 days for neglect and another 40 days for disposing of the infant.
Of course, this has nothing to do with abortion on demand.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Support stay-at-home
I agree with this letter writer - fact is, however, there is a growing % of women who don’t want to stay at home and raise the children. Women today seem to be conditioned that they need to draw a paycheck to have a worthwhile career.
Perhaps instead of investing in daycare, the federal government could raise the Child Tax Credit to a meaningful level, providing the means for parents to step out of the workforce if they so choose.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
He spoke the truth
Wente says that Neil French is mostly right - women can’t have it all. That’s just reality.
He’s the notorious adman who shared his views about why so few women make it to the top. The trouble is motherhood. In his view, taking time off to spend with your sick kid is incompatible with the kind of 24-hour commitment you need to be a top creative director like him. “Everyone who doesn’t commit themselves fully to the job is crap at it,” he told the audience, which included several outraged moms/creative directors.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Eat dinner together
Every now and then, you read about common sense, and wonder why the masses continue to ignore it.
Family dinner hour, once an institution in Canadian homes, is becoming a quaint relic among time-starved parents and kids. At least a half-dozen recent reports from top universities, research firms and think-tanks all paint a picture of families in crisis at the dinner table.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
No wonder they’re doped
Wente notes that the drop-out rate for high school kids is soaring, especially for boys.
Everything about the institution smothers their natural instincts. At an age when they crave initiation into manhood and the company of men, they’re trapped in a world that’s dominated overwhelmingly by women. At a time when they’re experiencing their growing physicality, they’re trapped indoors six hours a day and expected to sit still.
The feminization of our men and society in general is starting to take its toll.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Lawyers making kids fat
It’s no wonder, with lawsuits governing how playgrounds are made, that our kids are getting fat.
“I realize we want to keep kids from cracking their heads open,” said Levin, whose daughter is a Gator Run Elementary fifth grader in Weston. “But there has to be a place where they can get out and run.”
Monday, October 3, 2005
More stating the obvious
In case you didn’t think staying at home to raise your child is the most important decision you can make, they’ve now made it official in the UK.
One of the longest and most detailed studies of UK childcare has concluded that young children who are looked after by their mothers do significantly better in developmental tests than those cared for in nurseries, by childminders or relatives.
Sadly, it seems, as more women decide the workplace is more fulfilling than homelife, a growing consensus is certain that someone else can do a better job than they can.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Sliding down the slope
There’s no reason that this won’t happen here.
In the U.S., some opponents of same-sex marriage – including, notably, Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa. – have argued acceptance of same-sex marriage will create a slippery slope, leading to the sanctioning of other types of relationships, including polygamy.
Drugging our kids
I can’t believe the number of parents I’ve talked to over the past little while whose little boys are all drugged up. Most teachers and parents are pleased with the results that they can control their kids, but are they prepared for all the side effects?
ADHD is thought to afflict around 3% to 7% of school-age children and is believed to be a genetic condition which affects those parts of the brain that control attention, impulses and concentration.
Monday, September 26, 2005
Tired of busy women
You know society is about to come to an end when we don’t have time to propagate the species.
An article in the Daily Telegraph reports on women who are too busy for sex who opt for in vitro fertilization (IVF) to start pregnancies.
Wealthy career women in their 30s and early 40s, some of whom have given up regular sex altogether, are turning to “medicalised conception” - despite being fertile and long before they have exhausted the possibility of a natural conception.
Girls gone nutz
High school girls just aren’t like they used to be.
Increasingly, young women are treating themselves and each other like pieces of meat. Why?
Thank you Paris Hilton.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Hurray for Dads
Debbye has a link plentiful post on the importance of fatherhood to familes and to society.
I read two posts yesterday that really stuck with me. They both concern parenting, or more properly, the lack of full parenting, and raise some disturbing issues.
Our feminist driven court and political system needs to take note.