In keeping with the same theme as SeaBreeze's thread... "end of the manly man", found here - https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/end-of-the-manly-man.2319/
I'll start. When I was growing up (1960's), regardless of whether a woman was a fulltime homemaker, a fulltime stay-at-home mother, or whether she held down a fulltime or part-time job, women looked good and carried themselves well.
Hair and makeup, impeccable, their dress, clean, neat, and stylish, their fingernails, manicured and painted... a definite stark difference to that of what I often observe today.
Children were always dressed nice, they were kept clean and fed, they were well-mannered, respectful, and more often than not, children were seen, not heard... a reflection as to how women themselves were back in the day, the values they lived by, in addition to the values they instilled upon their children... boy, have times ever changed.
Homes were meticulous, the laundry washed, dried, stacked, folded, and neatly stowed away, everything was organized, homemade meals were prepared from scratch and with pride, and all was served within a specific timeframe in accordance with the day. i.e. Children arrived home from school at such and such a time... the man of the house arrived home from his day in the office at such and such a time.
There was no need for a man of the house to hold the woman of the family's hand (figuratively speaking), for the woman ensured all in the home was taken care of, and she took her job seriously, and she did it without whining or complaining. She made sure she lived up to her end of things, and she was always together.
She mended, fixed, repaired, and altered clothing, she canned, cooked, baked, took care of the children, and cleaned, and if that weren't enough, she took care of the shopping and bill paying, too. The womanly woman really was on top of her game.
I know, because my own mother was a womanly woman, and they just don't make them like that anymore, and the ones that exist today are few and far between... a rarity.
I'll start. When I was growing up (1960's), regardless of whether a woman was a fulltime homemaker, a fulltime stay-at-home mother, or whether she held down a fulltime or part-time job, women looked good and carried themselves well.
Hair and makeup, impeccable, their dress, clean, neat, and stylish, their fingernails, manicured and painted... a definite stark difference to that of what I often observe today.
Children were always dressed nice, they were kept clean and fed, they were well-mannered, respectful, and more often than not, children were seen, not heard... a reflection as to how women themselves were back in the day, the values they lived by, in addition to the values they instilled upon their children... boy, have times ever changed.
Homes were meticulous, the laundry washed, dried, stacked, folded, and neatly stowed away, everything was organized, homemade meals were prepared from scratch and with pride, and all was served within a specific timeframe in accordance with the day. i.e. Children arrived home from school at such and such a time... the man of the house arrived home from his day in the office at such and such a time.
There was no need for a man of the house to hold the woman of the family's hand (figuratively speaking), for the woman ensured all in the home was taken care of, and she took her job seriously, and she did it without whining or complaining. She made sure she lived up to her end of things, and she was always together.
She mended, fixed, repaired, and altered clothing, she canned, cooked, baked, took care of the children, and cleaned, and if that weren't enough, she took care of the shopping and bill paying, too. The womanly woman really was on top of her game.
I know, because my own mother was a womanly woman, and they just don't make them like that anymore, and the ones that exist today are few and far between... a rarity.
