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I'm disturbed by this recent development that your career is considered more important than your family. Somehow, that your family is "holding you back", and th

I'm disturbed by this recent development that your career is considered more important than your family. Somehow, that your family is "holding you back", and the underlying message being that the career should be the focus of your life. The family is the cornerstone of civilization! What's wrong with the traditional system where the mother and father work together to provide for a family? It makes a lot of sense to me that the father and mother specialize in different areas (fathers in workplace, women in childrearing) and that way kids both the material wellbeing and the emotional wellbeing to become well-adjusted people. With all due respect, if the system has worked well for so long, why change it?

7952 10y ago
> I'm disturbed by this recent development that your career is considered more important than your family. Somehow, that your family is "holding you back", and the underlying message being that the career should be the focus of your life. Yes children may hold back your career. Why is is wrong to regret that fact? It does not mean that someone considers their career more important than family. In fact it suggests the exact opposite. > he family is the cornerstone of civilization! What's wrong with the traditional system where the mother and father work together to provide for a family? Civilisation sometimes exhibits negative behaviour, just like a family. It is so overwhelming common that it becomes an almost meaningless description. It could be loving and nurturing or abusive and hateful. You are really talking about the "traditional nuclear family" which could be just like Finland or a bit like North Korea. Without knowing which it is a meaningless discussion.
- littletimmy 10y ago
  > You are really talking about the "traditional nuclear family" which could be just like Finland or a bit like North Korea. Without knowing which it is a meaningless discussion. When we talk about the traditional nuclear family in the USA we normally refer to as the 1950s family unit.

7952 10y ago

> I'm disturbed by this recent development that your career is considered more important than your family. Somehow, that your family is "holding you back", and the underlying message being that the career should be the focus of your life. Yes children may hold back your career. Why is is wrong to regret that fact? It does not mean that someone considers their career more important than family. In fact it suggests the exact opposite. > he family is the cornerstone of civilization! What's wrong with the traditional system where the mother and father work together to provide for a family? Civilisation sometimes exhibits negative behaviour, just like a family. It is so overwhelming common that it becomes an almost meaningless description. It could be loving and nurturing or abusive and hateful. You are really talking about the "traditional nuclear family" which could be just like Finland or a bit like North Korea. Without knowing which it is a meaningless discussion.

littletimmy 10y ago
> You are really talking about the "traditional nuclear family" which could be just like Finland or a bit like North Korea. Without knowing which it is a meaningless discussion. When we talk about the traditional nuclear family in the USA we normally refer to as the 1950s family unit.