tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post6727786796683863044..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: A French Visitor, Alexis De Tocqueville on American Men and Women, 1831Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22837536979679726852011-06-26T23:00:38.482-07:002011-06-26T23:00:38.482-07:00Re: DeTocqueville 1831: Fast forward to 2011 - The...Re: DeTocqueville 1831: Fast forward to 2011 - The sour grapes that the fathers have eaten have set their children's teeth on edge, the women have lost their balance and their stomachs are churning and De Tocqueville is spinning in his grave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-55014960343824849152011-06-25T15:53:50.260-07:002011-06-25T15:53:50.260-07:00Sarah,
there is a woman in this area that has liv...Sarah,<br /><br />there is a woman in this area that has lived in a similar way. She and her husband bought a tiny house but it had land around it so they grew a lot of food and fruit trees, berries and potatoes. As their children were born and grew, the house seemed awfully small and people kept asking them if they were going to move or build a bigger house. She stayed as she was, patiently Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36052739518863435302011-06-25T15:36:34.055-07:002011-06-25T15:36:34.055-07:00Debbie, it is unsettling to read of the descriptio...Debbie, it is unsettling to read of the description of women a hundred years ago and see how far away from it women have gone. Some women are not even recognizable. They look like men. The women of the era of de Tocqueville were praised for being at home.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37654471593578111782011-06-25T13:51:10.091-07:002011-06-25T13:51:10.091-07:00To add to the story I wrote about a neighbor I not...To add to the story I wrote about a neighbor I noticed another neighbor. When they got married they both worked. When the first baby was born she quit work. She is still home and they have two children now. They are private people and I would not dream of prodding them but I have observed some things. Her husband seems to have found little ways to help with finances. He works for a large Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-57727469273026277182011-06-25T13:38:10.556-07:002011-06-25T13:38:10.556-07:00I watched the change in a neighbor's family. ...I watched the change in a neighbor's family. At first the husband worked and took classes with his place of employment to get ahead. He did this advancing three times. He did not make a large salary but they were frugal and things went along smoothly. Then the wife decided to get a part time job when the children went into the middle school years. That is when the husband stopped trying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86291873012829974622011-06-25T11:07:00.529-07:002011-06-25T11:07:00.529-07:00Does this make anyone else nervous? Perhaps De To...Does this make anyone else nervous? Perhaps De Tocqueville understood what our nation needs better than we moderners... And he called these women superior.<br /><br />Blessings, Debbieno spring chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772761727295689298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63847227344342280062011-06-25T10:37:12.882-07:002011-06-25T10:37:12.882-07:00Women need to get back to being wives, mothers and...Women need to get back to being wives, mothers and homemakers and making their focus in life their families and their homes, instead of building careers. To have a long marriage and good children and a well kept house is a mark of achievement and success.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42121893426544172142011-06-25T10:14:13.156-07:002011-06-25T10:14:13.156-07:00Prosperity should not be the focus of a woman'...Prosperity should not be the focus of a woman's life, but if she lives according to the duty dictated to her by scripture, prosperity seems to follow. Some people view prosperity as having a lot of money, but prosperity can be other things too. For example, a family may have little income, but no debt. That is progress these days.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-48630258657485923462011-06-25T09:46:08.220-07:002011-06-25T09:46:08.220-07:00Perhaps women were more faithful to the the creato...Perhaps women were more faithful to the the creator of heaven and earth, read the bible and followed God more in the early 1800's where God was still revered and invited to be part of daily life and schooling. <br /><br />Women have always figured ways to bring extra income into the home by cottage industry. Even today it is possible and popular to have a home office or home based business.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43229713597338347942011-06-25T09:45:00.361-07:002011-06-25T09:45:00.361-07:00De Tocqueville saw women's dignity and honor a...De Tocqueville saw women's dignity and honor at home as contributing to the prosperity of the nation. Women don't see it that way. They can't understand that they actually are contributing to the money problems when they work outside the home. Men won't work if the women take over the jobs, and the home is neglected and children are not taught. The besst thing women can do to Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17869365998980949502011-06-25T07:17:12.701-07:002011-06-25T07:17:12.701-07:00Mark. You are right. Since women have gone to the ...Mark. You are right. Since women have gone to the workplace instead of staying home, they have fallen off the pedestal where they were once admired for their homey ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-16266869157790134112011-06-25T06:45:24.342-07:002011-06-25T06:45:24.342-07:00"if I am asked how we should account for the ...<b>"if I am asked how we should account for the unusual prosperity and growing strength of this nation, I would reply that they must be attributed to the superiority of their women."</b><br /><br />Mr. De Toqueville would NOT be able to say that today...MarkyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710045100037253902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40920092781025007622011-06-24T12:16:09.815-07:002011-06-24T12:16:09.815-07:00I've reflected on these words often. Tocquevil...I've reflected on these words often. Tocqueville hit the nail on the head. I just may re-read him this weekend. Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com