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Originally Posted by Demeter
That's they way families were raised in times gone by. Elders and older daughters watched the babies and younger children because the mothers and older sons had to assist out in the fields, gardens, and with livestock.
The responsibility of family duties was once the part of all members, not just the parents. A little different than what we've become accustomed too, but the norm in more traditional homes, and in many countries.
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And that would be applicable if Mom was out working the fields or helping run livestock instead of squeezing out another kid. And even then, I'm all for kids helping out around the home....helping, not shouldering the majority of the burden....helping.
That's my problem....I'm an outraged Yankee...nevermind the fact that I've lived a couple of hundred miles from these folks the vast majority of my life. And gods forbid one should express an opinion on a discussion board. Geez a lou, what were we thinking?
Of course, I pass judgment on these people, we all do to some extent. Aren't we supposed to? Does it not "take a village" anymore?
Those outraged Yankees and outraged Southerners, mind you, see fit to intervene when kids are beat up, mistreated and are generally neglected by those that are supposed to take care of them. Why is okay for Jim Bob and Michelle to keep their kids cloistered in a 7,000 sq ft prison in the middle of bumfuck Arkansas and when their not instructing them, working them--in little uniforms of floor length dresses and polo shirts no less--to maintain their chosen lifestyle? Should we just shuffle this off under the "it's just their way" label and keep our opinions to ourselves?