by Jerry Senn
“Our families are the places where we have our source relationships. Families are where we first learn about ourselves in the mirroring eyes of our parents, where we see ourselves for the first time. In families we learn about emotional intimacy. We learn what feelings are and how to express them. Our parents model what feelings are acceptable and family authorized and what are prohibited.”
“We hear much about equality today, equal wages, opportunities and hours. We push women to be all they can be as individuals, prepare to compete with men, do the same work men do, demand the same wages, opportunities and honors. Then someone tells them they have abandoned their role as keeper of the home. The pressure can be devastating.”
“Women are neither inferior to men nor superior to them. They are simply different creations. Another pulse beats in their veins, another way of thinking, of feeling, of being. God did not make them like men. That is why they are wonderfully good at being women—but tragically poor at assuming man’s role.” (Ann Landers)
“In this day & age, when so many kids have the disadvantage of too many advantages, raising a child is not easy. Motherhood is the original do-it-yourself project. Children need a day-to-day parental direction. They need consistent discipline. They need emotional support provided by the physical presence of a mother.”
No one—not teacher, preacher, or psychologist—has the same opportunity to mold minds, nurture bodies, and develop potential usefulness like a mother.” (Dorothy Peterson)
Napoleon, “When asked what would restore the prestige of France said, ‘Give us better mothers.’”