tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055679717717628232.post8874991490929875830..comments2023-06-06T23:26:03.476+10:00Comments on Harriet's Treat: the greer womanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055679717717628232.post-69099305224475865502013-11-05T17:24:17.775+11:002013-11-05T17:24:17.775+11:00Oh Kelly, where were you this morning when I just ...Oh Kelly, where were you this morning when I just wanted to rant over a nice cup of tea! I'm glad we could both vent from our corners of the country, and thankyou so much for your support. I whole-heartedly agree with everything you've said, and I know there are so many more mothers out there just like us .. unfortunately not with the status of those like Ms Greer but we only have to stick together to know it will all be okay. Thanks again, much love to you and yours xojodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757688953583775113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055679717717628232.post-86369990436689911692013-11-05T14:50:42.839+11:002013-11-05T14:50:42.839+11:00Oh Jodi…….BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't see last n...Oh Jodi…….BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't see last night's show, however I am familiar with the attitude of Germaine Greer towards mothers in general. I can only imagine her dismissal of women who actually choose to stay at home and raise their own offspring. This concept may seem quite bizarre to a woman who has had no children of her own and who has spent many decades commenting, usually in quite a disparaging way, on the lives of ordinary Australians from afar. I have read her work over the years, and whilst I applaud her efforts in trying to achieve, so called, 'equal rights' for women by highlighting and discussing feminist issues, I do believe feminism has gone way too far.<br />Yes, we should be seen as being equal human beings to men, respected and given equal opportunities in the workplace if desired. However, I think what is forgotten is that women also have the right to choose to be women. Women have the ability to conceive and carry and deliver babies. Women are biologically designed to be the primary caregivers and nurturers of their children. This should be the default. The women who choose not to raise and nurture their own children should be seen as the exception, not the rule:(<br />I know many women, some younger, some my age, who have given up their careers ( or chosen to work part-time, which usually ends their career anyway), in order to stay at home and spend time with, nurture, breastfeed and parent their lovely little people. Women who are very highly educated, interesting, sensitive, compassionate, strong women. I see these women (and I count myself in this group) struggle everyday with the negative societal and media attitudes that seem to belittle the important art of mothering. What is the next generation of children going to be like? Children whose formative years have been spent away from their parents in large groups of other children, supervised by well meaning good people, but people who have no emotional investment in who these little people are to become:( Some women, through no fault of their own do not have a choice to stay home with their children. However, many do! I believe what feminism has done is to deceive women. To allow them to believe that they can have it all. They can work at the same level as men, they can have a flash house with an enormous mortgage, a nice new car, a yearly holiday, and, as the icing on the cake, have a couple of kids. The trouble is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Someone has to pay. Unfortunately it is often the children who pay. Over the longer term, as a result of this, so does society as a whole:( It is a sad day when someone like Germaine Greer, the supposed champion of women, joins in the generalist chant that says that mothering is not valuable enough to be done by actual mothers, that it should just be rented out to the cheapest service provider. Just like the housecleaning, washing, ironing, cooking and all those other menial tasks. Hmmm…..sorry for my rant. I get quite upset about this issue. Please excuse my ranting writing style and spelling:) I can't bear to re-read it as I just get more angry.<br />Keep your fabulous observations coming Jodi. I am a big fan of your writing and opinions:)kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852179722040396787noreply@blogger.com