Confronting our culture of narcissism as only a Mom can

Last updated on: March 8, 2011 at 12:00 pm by Dave Griffey

Confronting our culture of narcissism as only a Mom can 2011-03-08T12:00:00-04:00 Dave Griffey

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Last weekend, I saw this gut churning celebration of the superiority of womanhood at all costs. It was an article just oozing with glee over a mother’s decision to chuck her husband and ditch her kids in order to spend a life focused on the eternal divinity of the Me. I took some issues with it, focusing on the laughable proposition put forth that this was just righting the hypocrisy of our age, where men can leave their families all over the place and be celebrated for the cause. Somehow I missed that men who divorce wives and abandon children are considered anything other than scum in our society; an appraisal I’m more than happy to apply across gender lines.

Anyhoo, in the miracle that is the Internet, a real, honest to goodness Mom chimed in and gave me her perspectives. Better yet, she linked to her own blog where she offers that kind of head-smacking logic that a Mother can demonstrate better than anyone. Read it here. Best quote of the post:

“Most kids don’t grow up lamenting that they wish their parents had spent LESS time with them, and most parents don’t look back wishing that they’d missed more of their kids’ childhoods.”

In another age I would have laughed at such an obvious statement. Today, I almost weep that there are so many who call themselves enlightened, and yet have no grasp of the truth behind such a clear fact.

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