Wow! First the main discussion blew me away… then the comments. How I would love to join a discussion like this in real life.

As a stay at home mom who raised three born in less than three years, with extensive involvement raising three grandchildren, my life has been child centered; I was simply wired this way and carried on, impervious to feminist shaming.

Everything of genuine importance I know, I’ve learned from my experiences raising the six of them. Your discussion is an acknowledgment of the value of my choices, an accolade I seldom receive. Rather I sometimes think people wonder why I didn’t “achieve more” with my time and talent. Achieve more? What’s more valuable than the maturing of my character and the evolution of my soul?

My own fulfilling pursuits have filled in the cracks and led me to become an ordained minister. I counsel many many women and your analysis of their unhappiness is insightful. Your critique of therapy is also perfect—therapists have replaced priests and do a lot of spiritual indoctrination I need to help women undo.

Thank you both so very much!