tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post8374287786562906984..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: The Blessings of Women at HomeLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-53216557421252884172010-02-27T09:46:38.526-08:002010-02-27T09:46:38.526-08:00Great post as usual, Lady Lydia. I know I've s...Great post as usual, Lady Lydia. I know I've said this before but I need to say it once again: you're such an inspiration to me, because sometimes I feel a bit lonely being a homemaker. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone here in my country who is a proud homemaker.<br />BlessingsLarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622537113348676145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17088192173697956242010-02-27T07:21:51.691-08:002010-02-27T07:21:51.691-08:00Emarinda: WOmen CAN stay home, even with debt. The...Emarinda: WOmen CAN stay home, even with debt. They just cant pay as much on it, and have to stretch it out longer. Paying off a debt is NOT MORE IMPORTANT than caring for your own children, and it is not more important than being a homemaker. To put a job ahead of children will bring tragic results in the form of emotional problems, and hidden problems that might not show up until later. Then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79044911092196399952010-02-27T06:46:48.169-08:002010-02-27T06:46:48.169-08:00Hospitality: Yes, it seems to be true that even t...Hospitality: Yes, it seems to be true that even the stay at home women have no time for it. There is also the discouragement factor: you invite people who do not show up, or you get guests who have no respect for you or your home.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76141713120902633582010-02-27T06:44:24.712-08:002010-02-27T06:44:24.712-08:00The girls and women were not tugging at their clot...The girls and women were not tugging at their clothing, trying to keep it ON the way it is with the low cut jeans and the baby tops these days. The blouses and skirts, although not form fitting, were just so comfortable, and there was a certain equalizing in a way--because no one was showing off their figure; they were wearing clothes and enjoying the tiny little innocent prints, and the swishingLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62495095602481800542010-02-27T06:42:34.582-08:002010-02-27T06:42:34.582-08:00Won't it be wonderful when women wake up to th...Won't it be wonderful when women wake up to the fact that God wants them to be keepers at home and that He will faithfully reward them for taking up their noble work? I feel such a freedom and a sense of accomplishment when I do my work at home and build up my loved ones. To have the time and the freedom to be available to people is such a blessing to me.<br /><br />In my opinion, the dirty Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-4790262223576038132010-02-27T06:28:53.224-08:002010-02-27T06:28:53.224-08:00Dear ESM,
Style does effect the countenance, the ...Dear ESM,<br /><br />Style does effect the countenance, the mood, and the over all demeanor of a woman. Designers claim to understand the needs of women in clothing and hairstyles. They advertise "quick" dressing and "quick" hairstyles, and "meals in minutes". Since the late 50's, a woman's efforts with her hair and clothes and home has been promoted as &Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41412574224531977802010-02-27T06:28:36.400-08:002010-02-27T06:28:36.400-08:00Emmarinda,
You asked about sick children and worki...Emmarinda,<br />You asked about sick children and working mothers. I was one and I was in charge of many men who were married to women who worked outside of the home. I and my husband would usually split our day taking care of the sick little one. It was not a great plan as sick children always seem to want Mommy vice Daddy, but in my position at work I could not be gone for long. The men who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-53854063365840437872010-02-27T05:44:50.526-08:002010-02-27T05:44:50.526-08:00Lady Lydia,
I don't know how much this has to...Lady Lydia, <br />I don't know how much this has to do with your post, but I was at the fabric store last Saturday and there were two older homemakers with long hair and long skirts and they were both so sweet, kind and patient. They stood in stark contrast to the other older "ladies" with their super-short hair, cropped pants, running shoes and bad attitudes (not saying that alwaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32303336506542840022010-02-26T21:12:07.096-08:002010-02-26T21:12:07.096-08:00He says he loves the 1950's when the cars were...He says he loves the 1950's when the cars were fast and the women were straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29015875727935092472010-02-26T12:20:45.468-08:002010-02-26T12:20:45.468-08:00Our world has changed due to the takeover of our c...Our world has changed due to the takeover of our country by what talk show host, Michael Savage, calls liberalism, the mental disorder. Yes, indeed....our losses are directly due to progressive schools and colleges and media. They snuck in because we weren't alert to their ways...we were too unknowing..and some of us were a part of their ways in the radical 60's...remember?! Now I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-19654300228366707662010-02-26T00:33:12.896-08:002010-02-26T00:33:12.896-08:00Ditto to the lady who thinks the world is upside d...Ditto to the lady who thinks the world is upside down the way the family is going. Parents used to have many children. Now, children have many parents. Look at the old family albums and compare them to the present. We have traded personal desire for personal responsibility.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-79837965950534773492010-02-25T12:27:03.948-08:002010-02-25T12:27:03.948-08:00What a wonderful, inspiring and uplifting post.What a wonderful, inspiring and uplifting post.Mrs. Anna Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377583333000789903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43263857001018185132010-02-25T10:36:52.521-08:002010-02-25T10:36:52.521-08:00Not only was this post spot on but I so enjoyed re...Not only was this post spot on but I so enjoyed reading all the wonderful comments and only wish I knew some of these dear ladies in *real* life!<br /><br />My childhood memories were very similar to these even though my dear mother returned to work to help support 3 children when she was tragically widowed shortly before 40.<br /><br />You have a wonderful way of encouraging *keepers at home* Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-21144441607571129402010-02-25T10:05:52.040-08:002010-02-25T10:05:52.040-08:00Emmarinda, you pondered what happens when a sick c...Emmarinda, you pondered what happens when a sick child threatens to keep a mother home. When I worked in the school system as a para I remember my classroom teacher telling me to be on the lookout for children who were sick, but didn't show that they were running a temperature. What happened sometimes is that Tylenol or some other fever-reducing substance was given to the child that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22633571874910924622010-02-25T08:56:29.322-08:002010-02-25T08:56:29.322-08:00My own sweet mother is one of those revered homema...My own sweet mother is one of those revered homemakers. I have so many fond memories of comming in from the cold to a warm bowl of soup and her love. <br /><br />She was always there to baby us when we were sick and to inspire us with her creativity and fun projects. It is so not money and things that make kids happy. We had so very little and yet most of my childhood memories are of how much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-6031837683879667642010-02-24T16:13:26.092-08:002010-02-24T16:13:26.092-08:00thank you soooo much for his post.I agree. Today a...thank you soooo much for his post.I agree. Today alot of women look at me as if i dont have a life because im at home with my children and i would'nt change it for the best money making job out there. i love that i'm able to stay home with my children. i don't however homeschool but have been thinking alot about it i have a 10 year old and 3 year old [both girls] and i have to admit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76176836606143880922010-02-24T14:26:48.312-08:002010-02-24T14:26:48.312-08:00I will always treasure my day-long visits to a dea...I will always treasure my day-long visits to a dear friend who always wanted me to come to her home and have time for each other. She always made tea and some tasty (fattening) delight, we gardened in each other's gardens on alternating visits, we talked politics, discussed articles we had read in Countryside magazine, we visited craft shops and antique shops and garage sales togther. We Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-62095143179544556152010-02-24T13:40:46.392-08:002010-02-24T13:40:46.392-08:00This is an excellent post! I absolutely love it!! ...This is an excellent post! I absolutely love it!! I am so grateful everyday that I am home with (and homeschooling) my children!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-78002688012583009252010-02-24T10:22:42.193-08:002010-02-24T10:22:42.193-08:00Re the comments about hospitality among housewives...Re the comments about hospitality among housewives (or lack of it!)<br /><br />I notice the same thing in my neighborhood. I think I know why though, at least in my case. <br /><br />The mothers who are at home are so busy driving their kids everywhere that they don't have the interest to just have a cup of tea together. They are enrolling their children in preschool and activities at age 2 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32789296970164091792010-02-24T08:21:04.367-08:002010-02-24T08:21:04.367-08:00I don't think hospitality left with working mo...I don't think hospitality left with working mothers. I don't know why, but even among my housewife friends, we rarely see each other -- and we live on the same street! My closest friend and I speak to each other on the phone, even though we live within a mile of each other. I long for a mid morning coffee chat with the housewife nextdoor, but everyone is too busy!!! What is going on!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738729786402775466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-12126483853366517702010-02-24T07:32:47.070-08:002010-02-24T07:32:47.070-08:00Losing the whole hospitality and socializing occas...Losing the whole hospitality and socializing occasions have really hurt the culture and women in particular, I think. People's homes are just way stations now, a place to crash in between work and shopping. I do know that a lot of working families still have their children enrolled in sports and extracurricular activities, but I do not know how they manage all that. It must take away from Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009819584864535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81132553415770601062010-02-24T07:14:46.653-08:002010-02-24T07:14:46.653-08:00This is a wonderful post, Mrs. Sherman, it really ...This is a wonderful post, Mrs. Sherman, it really is. I remember many of the little things from my own childhood, & the things I did for & with my children. Though they are a bit older now, they still enjoy what I do to make home special. I so hope they will remember, with fondness, the niceties of a full home life. What could be sweeter than to hear a song, or taste & smell a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-58691282416148088812010-02-24T06:20:08.091-08:002010-02-24T06:20:08.091-08:00What a lovely post for a cold winter's morning...What a lovely post for a cold winter's morning.<br /><br />Even though my house doesn't look perfect and I'm not a crafty type and I'm not a great cook, I tell myself that my children know that I am here, here in this home, and therefore this home is always a safe shelter from the storms that may be blowing outside. So in my own gentle, slow way, what a gift I am giving them. <br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38780472164062684332010-02-24T05:53:57.700-08:002010-02-24T05:53:57.700-08:00I laughed out loud when I read the part in your po...I laughed out loud when I read the part in your post about boredom. Our children know that to say,'I'm bored' really means,'Give me something to do'. So I oblige them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-73075346504836299552010-02-24T03:37:08.898-08:002010-02-24T03:37:08.898-08:00I wish every woman in American would read this and...I wish every woman in American would read this and that she would also 'see' it in her heart. Kids used to use their imagination as you said, but now they are too busy texting or calling on their cell phones, as young as 10 years old. They are tuned in to that little ring on their hip that they don't take notice of anything or anyone else around them. What a sad day we live in. I Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007803621061546819noreply@blogger.com