To Be Happy, Women Must Do The Opposite Of Everything Secular Western Culture Tells Them
This is a very review of a very interesting book: if you know a teen girl or early twentysomething women, they might be interested in this:
How to Build a Better Life
https://www.suzannevenker.com/books/how-to-build-a-better-life/
From the book review:
While our culture may not offer either men or women good counsel about how to create a fulfilling life, author and life coach Suzanne Venker does. A longtime Federalist writer, Suzanne has expanded her writing career into coaching so she can get right in the trenches with women. ... Her overarching theme is simple: To be happy, women have to do just about the opposite of what secularized Western culture tells them. ...
What does it mean to swim against the cultural current? Suzanne lays that out in her chapter titles: Live an examined life, prioritize marriage and family over a career, unleash your feminine power, date with purpose, don’t not have babies or not stay home with them just because you’re in debt, change your definition of work-life balance, learn the truth about daycare (that no one ever told you), and love your life, not theirs.
Suzanne regularly points out that women often clue into the importance of these feminine ways of life so late that it causes them some big regrets.
The author of the book review points out that daycare has been routine for about 50 years; today's young mothers are themselves "daycare kids". They know nothing else, they had no role models, they have no clue HOW to be a "stay at home Mom". They need someone to show them "how to be the Mom they didn't have."
My kids were at home with me until we could afford private school. Then I worked part time to have my own sanity and some money. Basically I raised kids, he earned most of the money. BUT, we never bought a bigger house and still have the same one. When it was paid off (we never borrowed against it) we were able to buy a small house behind us by getting a small mortgage. This allowed gardening in a big way! And our daughter rents that house and it’s like a compound.
I think we are able to save bc of these decisions. Also, we drive old cars. I’m very happy to say I’m happy with my choices and I’m married 40 years and we aren’t 60 yet.
I don’t know how families can do this now. Our home is 33 it cost 70 thousand and now it’s worth over 300 in a very modest village of 2800 people. It’s stupid. Only one of our kids owns and the in-laws sold them their house. We need a value reset. I know my house could be built today for about 175k. Maybe less.
What a terrible situation for families. Can’t afford to buy a started home.
I TOTALLY AGREE about the car thang...when the Car Ghost paid me a visit on a Saturday at my car dealership where I bought my 2nd hand one ... the car DIED right there in the drive of the dealership...it had -----READY----? 249,000 miles on it!!!!!!!!!
The most we ever got on a car was a Subaru but my husband has this Miata with 275!
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Glad I'm not the ONLY one who keeps cars for a long time...keep the engine/oil/hoses and such and it will last a VERY LONG time as shown by us...
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