Darla Shine
11-01-2009, 08:51 PM
When I started this website four years ago my interests and my goals were a lot different. At that point I wanted to know which stroller club I should join and if I cooked salmon once a week my son would gain extra brain power. My children were young and I was lonely. Mom comaraderie was what I wanted and the Happy Housewives Club has always given me my fill of adult conversation. I love being home. And while my message has been considered 'controversial' I am seeing the tide change. When my book came out many women frowned upon my message. I was accused of 'sending women back' and 'holding women down.' How ridiculous it was that women wouldn't want to be home with their children. I couldn't understand it. And I couldn't understand why women who did have their careers had problem with women who stayed home. Really, wasn't the feminist movement about supporting a woman's choice? Shouldn't we support each other? Hey, we all know that is not going to happen. We will always judge each other. It is the unfortunate truth of women. We can be catty. But now, with all that is going on in our country, it is time to change our tune girls. It is time for me to get more serious. I am very concerned about the heroin problem in suburbia. I am outraged over the high percentage of child sex offenders in our neighborhoods. I am fed up with high taxes. I am terrified that our food supply is vulnerable. I am worried about h1n1.
As women we hold all the spending power. We go to Walmart. We go grocery shopping. We decide what car to buy. We pick out the clothes, furniture, and car. We have so much power ladies and it is time for us to use that power to protect our families. Together we can clean up the smut in the media. Together we can send a message to Washington that we want our families to have food free of ecoli, meat free of hormone, toys free of malamine, tv commercials that are family friendly, songs free of violent lyrics, and a country that puts morals, values, and tradition back on the table.
I know you agree when I say I feel like our nation is degenerating. The only way to bring back decency, civility, manners and common sense is to start in our homes. We need to bring faith back to the national spotlight. In God We Trust is a good thing. We need to fight for jobs. Our husbands need to work.
I respect the feminists and if women want to work full time that is their business. But I think moms should be home with their babies. I think mommy needs to be there at the end of the day when Johnny comes home. I think homemade dinners, a clean home, and family fun time are life's memories. These things do matter. All the take out, fast food, short cut corners, shelf life food, preservatives, prescription drugs, and disposable everything, has made an irreversible impact on us all. I have said before that it's time to get back to basics, and we all did that, but now ladies, it's time to batten down the hatches and protect our nests.
As women we hold all the spending power. We go to Walmart. We go grocery shopping. We decide what car to buy. We pick out the clothes, furniture, and car. We have so much power ladies and it is time for us to use that power to protect our families. Together we can clean up the smut in the media. Together we can send a message to Washington that we want our families to have food free of ecoli, meat free of hormone, toys free of malamine, tv commercials that are family friendly, songs free of violent lyrics, and a country that puts morals, values, and tradition back on the table.
I know you agree when I say I feel like our nation is degenerating. The only way to bring back decency, civility, manners and common sense is to start in our homes. We need to bring faith back to the national spotlight. In God We Trust is a good thing. We need to fight for jobs. Our husbands need to work.
I respect the feminists and if women want to work full time that is their business. But I think moms should be home with their babies. I think mommy needs to be there at the end of the day when Johnny comes home. I think homemade dinners, a clean home, and family fun time are life's memories. These things do matter. All the take out, fast food, short cut corners, shelf life food, preservatives, prescription drugs, and disposable everything, has made an irreversible impact on us all. I have said before that it's time to get back to basics, and we all did that, but now ladies, it's time to batten down the hatches and protect our nests.