tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post8715048015739882503..comments2023-05-14T06:20:54.641-05:00Comments on Sarah's Daughter: I gave her to youSarahsDaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-30154893236029127322014-04-03T12:09:44.917-05:002014-04-03T12:09:44.917-05:00My wife and I also watch Parenthood. The Black Li...My wife and I also watch Parenthood. The Black List, Parenthood and Tom Selleck on Friday nights. That's about it. Parenthood, though, we started watching it to glean the bits and pieces of parenting an autistic boy they show. Often they just nail it. What works one week doesn't work the next. The frustruation, the love, the commitment of two parents working together.<br /><br />Then there was the cancer thing, they nailed that too, when Adam and Christine were grinding through the stress of her cancer and told Adam what she needed from him, my wife turned to me and said "that's what I needed" knowing I had met her needs as poorly as Adam had, then Adam explained what he had provided and how he'd been there, I just looked at my wife and said "That's what I was doing" and whatever growing disconnect we'd had evaporated as fast as the one on the show. <br /><br />I do agree that Julia falling for the big soft beta is unrealistic, but so is the younger guy chasing after Sarah. John Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077793417700366871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-83084646075348685822014-03-31T13:52:00.846-05:002014-03-31T13:52:00.846-05:00I'm appalled that anyone would be a lawyer.
N...I'm appalled that anyone would be a lawyer.<br /><br />Not really. My brother is a very prolific ambulance chaser. What can I say? It happens in the best of families.<br />Res Ipsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433725505878267643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-5779861420696959632014-03-31T11:44:36.969-05:002014-03-31T11:44:36.969-05:00I'm not appalled at all that a married woman i...I'm not appalled at all that a married woman is a lawyer. I hope you're coming to understand that it is a matter of the heart and a commitment to obedience to God that matters and not semantics. In our culture, the phenomenon of careerism is rooted in feminism and rebellion. The words I use convey a common understanding of the culture. When someone intentionally uses the word "career" to explain what they do to trade hours for dollars, it displays pretentiousness - which very much is me-centered. Status and pretentiousness are very much part of covetousness. SarahsDaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-52983865251103855872014-03-31T11:29:28.632-05:002014-03-31T11:29:28.632-05:00Well of course family-life comes before work.
I c...Well of course family-life comes before work.<br /><br />I could tell you my daughter's god-mother is a lawyer. You'd probably be appalled. But she comes from an extremely wealthy family. When her children came along she went on a career break, followed by very part-time work (as a partner she can basically pick-and-choose her caseload). She returned to full-time for a while but is on another career break (her husband got a job in Far East) so she went with him but is not able to practice out there. Your immediate gut-reaction when you learned of my lawyer friend may have been that she was an angry feminist, nothing could be further from the truth. She volunteers at the local school (her kids are now grown) and teaches Sunday School. God first, family second, other commitments last is her view, that's why she is my daughter's god-mother.<br /><br />Not everyone who calls how they earn money a 'career' is selfish and me-centred. Some women just use it as an alternative to 'job'. Thank you for replies anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-19363000454612994312014-03-31T10:28:29.675-05:002014-03-31T10:28:29.675-05:00Is your career placed before your husband in impor...Is your career placed before your husband in importance? Do you believe you were called first to be a midwife and second to be your husband's wife? Does your time commitment to your work cause challenges in your marriage or home? If your husband asked you to cut back or quit would you? SarahsDaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-76371740226001967412014-03-31T10:24:22.390-05:002014-03-31T10:24:22.390-05:00Ah ok, we rarely watch TV, so much is unedifying. ...Ah ok, we rarely watch TV, so much is unedifying. I was not aware of how the character you describe presented herself.<br /><br />Myself, I was asking with regard to your comments on careers. Sorry, I'm being dumb here. Is the issue about women who see themselves as having a career vs. earning an income? Are you saying that it is sinful for me to look upon midwifery as a 'career' or that it is sinful for me to even work as a midwife? I live in Europe we don't have OB/GYNs deliver all the babies like you do, we have midwives and 99% of them are women, always have been. Are you saying I'm wrong to consider midwifery to be a form of 'serving my neighbour in the vocation I was called to'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-88770832797329024562014-03-31T09:33:01.208-05:002014-03-31T09:33:01.208-05:00A wise married woman does not put anything before ...A wise married woman does not put anything before the reason for her creation: to be her husband's help meet. <br /><br /><i>The heart of her husband safely trusts her;<br />So he will have no lack of gain.<br />She does him good and not evil<br />All the days of her life.</i> Proverbs 31:11-12<br /><br />It is a rare woman who can balance the good of her husband while simultaneously pursuing outside ambitions that require major time commitments. <br /><br />In this situation, the woman represented herself to another man as an available woman - I can assure you, the Proverbs 31 woman does no such thing. That is the height of betrayal in a man's heart. Only a woman who has been distracted from her intended course of doing her husband good would be seen as an approachable woman to a man not her husband. <br /><br />The very definition of "career" is antithetical to a woman's role in marriage. In order to be sustained, at some point its importance <i>will</i> be placed before her role as a wife, which is the first step in the breakdown of the marriage. <br /><br />This has nothing to do with a woman earning income. SarahsDaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-83761638068011562222014-03-31T08:24:28.859-05:002014-03-31T08:24:28.859-05:00Interesting perspective. I always thought Proverbs...Interesting perspective. I always thought Proverbs 31 commends women whose wise enough to earn a little extra income. What's your take on that passage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-17757318772081215352014-03-18T12:34:14.053-05:002014-03-18T12:34:14.053-05:00Men do need to be men, but the strongest man canno...Men do need to be men, but the strongest man cannot change the inner decision of his wife. That is ultimately up to her. He may be able to do some things to make it better, but beliefs cannot be forced from the outside.Brad Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449947300802682625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-90974845991771292222014-03-16T10:35:39.100-05:002014-03-16T10:35:39.100-05:00(our son doesn't care to watch it).
No wonder... <b>(our son doesn't care to watch it).</b><br /><br />No wonder. I stopped watching TV about 12 years ago. Although I still catch some things on the net or see movies every so often. I can't say that I miss it much. I think TV more than any other media outlet distorts our world view. I didn't stop watching TV for that reason, we just happen to live in an area with poor reception and I'm too cheap to pay for cable. Res Ipsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433725505878267643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-11381116721752569082014-03-15T23:05:13.815-05:002014-03-15T23:05:13.815-05:00Surprisingly the show offers a lot of "not ju...Surprisingly the show offers a lot of "not just the man's fault" - like I said, it's the Truths they stumble upon that keep us watching it and discussing the issues/situations with our daughters (our son doesn't care to watch it). SarahsDaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-37635265617002677882014-03-15T11:09:26.313-05:002014-03-15T11:09:26.313-05:00I don't watch TV at all. I haven't seen t...I don't watch TV at all. I haven't seen the show. I didn't even know it existed. <br /><br />From your description it sounds like yet another case of, "its all the man's fault". Res Ipsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433725505878267643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115260514178140021.post-68549285598151376712014-03-15T01:20:23.202-05:002014-03-15T01:20:23.202-05:00So, basically, Zeek told Joel to 'man up'?...So, basically, Zeek told Joel to 'man up'?<br /><br />I don't watch the show, but based on your account, Julia can recover their marriage, but she and Joel need to swallow the red pill together, quick. Ericnoreply@blogger.com