by Patriarch Verlch » Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:27 pm
I disagree.
I think that if a father comes in and rules the roost like a man is supposed to, that the new children that come under his authority, through his wife, will recognize that father figure and allow him to lead.
Now if his new wife is looking for an effeminate man that she can boss around, or have him cater to him, this scenario is a different story.
A man needs to establish his role as protector of the ladies. Remind them of how much he really is needed, and advertise they cannot live without him. But he has to be strong, and his wife needs to be a good woman, and back him up for his authority to work. If she spends her days tearing him down, sobbing over peanuts, all of which weaken him in the eyes of their children.
A loving relationship with the man in charge will be the only one that will work smoothly. When was the last time you saw two captions of a ship? Or two Presidents of the United States? Fact is none of us have.
I believe that men and women, when the marry, become one flesh, with the man in charge. If the man beats his wife, he is beating himself, and if the women belittles her husband to "brow beat him into submission" she is weakening herself and her family.
Unity is of the up most importance, you cannot have a house divided, nor can you have two leaders. It will fall apart.
Men are stronger, faster, bigger, therefore are better suited for the position of leader. The women can be leader of the home, caring for her children with her breast milk. Breast milk is the best nourishment on the planet for the human race, why deprive them of that to, "storm off to the corner office" to play trucks with the boys?
Sure the world isn't perfect, but why destroy it?