Marriage: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Farmer's rights . . .
You grow the crops, you can have fun with the crops! My husband brought in his latest harvest of Bell peppers and couldn't resist taking a few pictures. Naturally, he went for the artistist with the featured results. Not sure why the grape was included as it came from the store and not the garden. I guess my husband is open to all food stuffs, whether brought in from the backyard . . . or the store! Besides, his own grapes didn't do well this year.
Has the world gone crazy . . .?
I heard on the news, last week, that whatever powers that be want to change the word 'pedifile' to something like child attraction. Pedifile already means attracted to children so why are they wanting to remove the stigma of a well-known word for a crime against children? Need we soften the term . . . for what purpose? It doesn't change the awful nature of the heedless hurt to a child to fulfill a person's perversion. You can't use words to switch around the victim status here.
Given the problem in the world we have with such people, why do parents allow their children to go on display at those toddler pageants? I've seen a few minutes, here and there, of these contests where little girls are plied with excess makeup, false teeth, teased hair, and scanty costumes. It is sickening to watch the parents stand off to the side when their children are 'performing' and egging on their hip wiggling and sexy poses and dances. You want to protect your children yet you put them out there for all the world to see - including people who see your child as a possible 'conquest'.
You have to wonder where the fathers are, too. Some of my relatives quietly sneer at me and my girls because we do dress modestly. Yes, we wear jeans and tee shirts but our clothing is not skin tight and we still know what a decent length is for a skirt or dress. My husband defends us in that he doesn't want us to 'share' views of what doesn't belong to other people. He wants to keep temptation to a miniumn and protect the females in his family. Nothing worse than seeing a family going out to dinner or even attending church and the dad is right there with his daughters and seemingly not bothered about them wearing short shirts, tight pants, and low-cut outfits.
When you teach and maintain a serious form of modesty in your family, it is not only the girls that learn. Sons take their cue from their parents, especially their father. I remember when my younger son was about five. We were getting out of the car in a parking lot and a little girl hopped out of the van parked next to us. She was wearing a next to nothing sunsuit outfit. My son looked over and then quickly away, remarking, "Well, there is another girl I would never marry!"
Yes, I know we have the freedom to make our own choices and that includes what and how much we wear out in public. Modesty is laughed at these days but one cringes when nothing is left to the imagination.
Given the problem in the world we have with such people, why do parents allow their children to go on display at those toddler pageants? I've seen a few minutes, here and there, of these contests where little girls are plied with excess makeup, false teeth, teased hair, and scanty costumes. It is sickening to watch the parents stand off to the side when their children are 'performing' and egging on their hip wiggling and sexy poses and dances. You want to protect your children yet you put them out there for all the world to see - including people who see your child as a possible 'conquest'.
You have to wonder where the fathers are, too. Some of my relatives quietly sneer at me and my girls because we do dress modestly. Yes, we wear jeans and tee shirts but our clothing is not skin tight and we still know what a decent length is for a skirt or dress. My husband defends us in that he doesn't want us to 'share' views of what doesn't belong to other people. He wants to keep temptation to a miniumn and protect the females in his family. Nothing worse than seeing a family going out to dinner or even attending church and the dad is right there with his daughters and seemingly not bothered about them wearing short shirts, tight pants, and low-cut outfits.
When you teach and maintain a serious form of modesty in your family, it is not only the girls that learn. Sons take their cue from their parents, especially their father. I remember when my younger son was about five. We were getting out of the car in a parking lot and a little girl hopped out of the van parked next to us. She was wearing a next to nothing sunsuit outfit. My son looked over and then quickly away, remarking, "Well, there is another girl I would never marry!"
Yes, I know we have the freedom to make our own choices and that includes what and how much we wear out in public. Modesty is laughed at these days but one cringes when nothing is left to the imagination.
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