tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post8129434580627213732..comments2023-10-01T18:34:10.884-05:00Comments on Waltzing Matilda: What's her motivation?Charlotte (WaltzingM)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-50876003356825091542008-09-09T00:16:00.000-05:002008-09-09T00:16:00.000-05:00Terrific post, Charlotte. Thank you!!Terrific post, Charlotte. Thank you!!Kristen Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832263040185490691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-3746102275965432902008-09-08T21:31:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:31:00.000-05:00Excellent post, Charlotte! It saddens me to see w...Excellent post, Charlotte! It saddens me to see women attacking a wife and mother, one who is valiantly struggling to balance the needs of hearth and home with a call to improving the lives of those around her. Many women have no difficulty whatsoever pursuing this "ministry" or that "ministry," justifying the time they spend away from home as doing "God's will." Sarah Palin is not parenting alone, she is part of a team. By all accounts, theirs is a functional family, not perfect, but seemingly loving and cooperative. These people have been living in the limelight for quite awhile already. There has to be a great deal of mutual trust in a family that is willing to subject itself to the microscope of public scrutiny. How well would the rest of us hold up?<BR/><BR/>The Palins are challenging the status quo...pro-life, pro-family, pro-marriage. Note: the parents are supporting the MARRIAGE of the two new parents...this really irks the single-mom brigade.<BR/><BR/>I say, God bless her and her family! I'll be praying for them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-36081326876253187212008-09-08T16:50:00.000-05:002008-09-08T16:50:00.000-05:00Thank you for posting so eloquently on what is, fo...Thank you for posting so eloquently on what is, for many, a heated and passionate issue. I think you've brought some clarity to the debate, which is desparately needed.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004651720352605486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-70202951917047709702008-09-08T15:23:00.000-05:002008-09-08T15:23:00.000-05:00Well said, Charlotte!!Well said, Charlotte!!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460585416185382374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-71094243107003810832008-09-08T14:13:00.000-05:002008-09-08T14:13:00.000-05:00This IS a great post! Tracy at Pinewood Castle ha...This IS a great post! Tracy at Pinewood Castle has a post today on her views too.<BR/><BR/>I read your blog, but do not comment here very often, so I hope it's ok to leave my 2 sense.<BR/><BR/>I personally know some women who are mothers but have that drive inside them and they give into the drive and feel they need/have to work outside the home. They still love their children. Even though I do disagree with that for myself, I do have to give Palin credit for having that drive and still remaining pro-life, keeping her babies and having more! If she can do it, more power to her. How many women (including the women I mentioned above) go for their careers and only have 1 or 2 children and maybe the 3rd and then they are done? All the working women I know do. SO what a great example Palin is for that type of woman. She is having her cake and eating it so to speak. <BR/><BR/>I'm not calling Palin a saint, but didn't St Elizabeth Ann Seton work? Didn't St Gianna work? If the saints can do it, surley a woman who is not a saint can.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Charlotte, this was a great post!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-45018384268802435302008-09-08T12:09:00.000-05:002008-09-08T12:09:00.000-05:00She even seems to be committed to nursing him.Good...<I>She even seems to be committed to nursing him.</I><BR/><BR/>Good point Melanie! And nursing a child with Down Syndrome is even more difficult! They often time don't have the musculature and coordination to do it well but he sure looks like he's thriving to me!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-40023698020439807542008-09-08T12:04:00.000-05:002008-09-08T12:04:00.000-05:00Perfectly expressed! I agree with you %100 ~ and...Perfectly expressed! I agree with you %100 ~ and have been saddened at the self righteousness that has masqueraded as Christian womanhood in some of the vitriolic comments I have seen posted in response to this well-reasoned perspective. We are praying for Sarah and her beautiful family, but especially praying for our country!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636115320397120406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-82435895532600100612008-09-08T11:58:00.000-05:002008-09-08T11:58:00.000-05:00Well said.I think in general the best place for an...Well said.<BR/><BR/>I think in general the best place for an infant is with his mother... wherever she is. That ay or may not be the home. Sarah Palin seems to agree. She has a swing and a travel crib in her offices and carries the baby in a sling. (Piper seems to have been a regular presence in her mother's office as well.) She even seems to be committed to nursing him. And he seems to be lucky enough to have plenty of other arms to hold him in those times when she can't: loving big sisters and a nurturing father. What a lucky little boy! Just look at all the pictures of him and his family. You can tell he is well loved, probably spoiled rotten. Certainly he doesn't seem neglected.<BR/><BR/>I loved watching her acceptance speech with her family in the background. The visual sign of her children gathered around her is exactly what this country needs. Changing the laws in necessary but the real way to end abortion is to change hearts. We have to convince those mothers whose children are diagnosed with Downs and other issues that they can and should keep and treasure those children. We have to support young women when they are faced with pregnancy out of wedlock and convince them that they can be mothers. Sarah Palin doesn't just tell people to do these things, she leads the way by doing them. God bless her and her family.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-86547651115986242892008-09-08T11:57:00.000-05:002008-09-08T11:57:00.000-05:00A wonderful post. No drama - just a lot of good th...A wonderful post. No drama - just a lot of good thinking! I expect the left to hate her, but it is the nonsense coming from the right that is particularly painful. The same moral purists would have found it morally impossible for God to call St. Joan of Arc to be a soldier. It HAS to be a woman for this kind of witness right now. You are absolutely correct.<BR/><BR/>What God wants, he wants, and the gifts he gives to each are wide and various, so I think we need to leave individual consciences to judge prudently how it is best to live out a vocation. <BR/><BR/>A lot of it is jealousy too, and a bit of envy. They see a strong, happy, effective, attractive woman and are a little insecure about their denim jumpers, Birkenstocks, and the seemingly quieter witness of a life spent at home. But, girlfriends - it's ALL GOOD. God needs all types to make a world that serves all types. Nature, and the supernatural that builds upon it, admits variation.<BR/><BR/>Our daughters will be a lot happier if we learn and accept this, and really free to grow into what God intends them to be.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Charlotte!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744414450709873913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-15695016516780221222008-09-08T11:30:00.000-05:002008-09-08T11:30:00.000-05:00They are along with her, and she seems so proud of...<I>They are along with her, and she seems so proud of them and her very supportive husband. I keep saying that without her family's support, this would never work.</I><BR/><BR/>Cmerie,<BR/>This is actually a point that I think you made better than I did. Some people keep saying "she is a mother of five and should be at home with them". Well, technically, she is mother with only three still at home (Trak is off to the military next week and Bristol is going to be married soon), her husband is a co-caregiver as he should be, AND she takes those children with her. I think this motion that "a woman's place is in the home" is only a visceral reaction to the feminist notion that a woman's life is wasted in the home. Really what we should be saying is "children should be raised by their parents in an environment of faith and love"... who are we to say how a couple prayerfully chooses to follow God's will in accomplishing that?<BR/><BR/>And regarding the other third party, totally pro-life campaigns out there... God Bless them but they don't stand a chance. I truly believe that there is no way a man can make an impact in the war against abortion like a woman can. The old guard feminists have made this a woman's fight and it is up to us new generation women to stand strong against them!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-37403576208894399652008-09-08T10:51:00.000-05:002008-09-08T10:51:00.000-05:00You have written your thoughts well. I wish I cou...You have written your thoughts well. I wish I could write so beautifully. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you 100%. It's more something that I feel and less something that I could articulate. (If you know what I mean). I do feel for her family, and believe that they will all need our prayers if they win.<BR/><BR/>She has a beautiful family, and the way she touts them, it's not like they're in her way. They are along with her, and she seems so proud of them and her very supportive husband. I keep saying that without her family's support, this would never work.Cmeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363226630838395602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-51730701521730799142008-09-08T10:28:00.000-05:002008-09-08T10:28:00.000-05:00I feel the same way you do. And in the end, even ...I feel the same way you do. And in the end, even if you don't agree, it does boil down to abortion. I don't condemn other women for expressing doubts or concerns, we all identify, but there is no excuse for not voting for the McCain-Palin ticket. There is too much at stake. I understand voting for the no-chance-pro-life candidate when there is no viable alternative. You don't "throw away" your vote by sending a message, and, in fact, pro-lifers have been very effective at that, but this is NOT one of those instances. George Bush, is the same middling pro-life as John McCain and he gave us 2 good Supreme Court Justices, albeit with a bit of pressure. Senator McCain promises to do the same, and Sarah Palin is both an indicator and ensurer that this will happen.<BR/>But one of my favorite parts of your post, Charlotte, was that you kept you comments open. Thank you so much for keeping your comments open. I have been very disappointed by the wonderful mommy bloggers who felt compelled to express their contrary opinion, but would not allow for anyone else's. I understand that it is their blog, their prerogative, and the fact that they didn't want to take time away from family by moderating argumentative comments. I still think that if you feel principalled enough to post an opinion, you should be brave enough to allow others to persuade you to see their point of view. Less than brave behaviour from some otherwise amazing ladies!J.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01674838815010546526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-71813034363586517682008-09-08T08:56:00.001-05:002008-09-08T08:56:00.001-05:00Wow, you are beautifully articulate. Thanks for a ...Wow, you are beautifully articulate. Thanks for a fabulous post. I support Mrs. Palin but didn't have the great words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-63809158503643505652008-09-08T08:56:00.000-05:002008-09-08T08:56:00.000-05:00I agree also. Very well put. I believe women can...I agree also. Very well put. I believe women can combine work and family life. Not everyone can but some can. I think Palin has done it beautifully. Pope John Paul II in his Letter to Women calls us all to be a part of our community. We need women in the workplace because of the unique qualities we bring.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184898469315867290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-77265941129447705592008-09-08T08:48:00.000-05:002008-09-08T08:48:00.000-05:00Nicely done. I completely agree.:)Nicely done. I completely agree.<BR/>:)nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859509998429653739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-6651763124628529932008-09-08T07:25:00.000-05:002008-09-08T07:25:00.000-05:00Wonderfully written, Charlotte! I had the same co...Wonderfully written, Charlotte! I had the same concerns and thoughts and you expressed them so well here.Maurisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489369133555827520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-6608628320941138092008-09-08T07:02:00.000-05:002008-09-08T07:02:00.000-05:00Great post, Charlotte. These are the words that I ...Great post, Charlotte. These are the words that I have been saying (yelling), in frustration, to the computer screen when I read articles where Palin is criticized for not being at home. Many women work for reasons that have nothing to do with necessity -- they want a big retirement account, they want power, or they just want to get away from those sticky little fingers all day long! I agree that Palin's motivation appears to be making a better America; I hope that she has the opportunity to do so! God bless her.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-35084715738471435382008-09-08T06:53:00.000-05:002008-09-08T06:53:00.000-05:00This is a great post! I believe you are right, tha...This is a great post! I believe you are right, that "God knows this is the only way to crush the head of this ugly serpent", just as He knew that Mary would be the mother of Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com