Good morning Froma - I have a theory that the reason even deeply
honest people cannot talk TOO honestly about Marriage & Family
issues is that most of them are married or divorced - and blunt
talk about the INSTITUTION may be mistaken tragically for an unloving
and uncaring attitude. It is the common experience of the race that
only a few people care about the individual -mostly just friends
and family. From strangers we expect just a measure of kindness ( " A
Street Car Named Desire " )
The more militant feminists diagnosed the FAMILY in general as
an oppressive institution. I am not a dogmatic Marxist - quite
frankly I don't know what can replace it, that is not an abomination
of human nature.
The family oppresses the male just as much as the female. A
child can be crushed by ignorant and stupid parents - yet must endure
their authority for nearly two decades.
The other day I observed a very young woman talking ignorantly and
viciously to her 4 year old kid. " The kid is doomed to a wretched
life ", I reflected.
Have a nice day anyway Froma !
Ron
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