Is being a dutiful Wife and Mother the Pinnacle of being a woman?

[African Peasant]

While models of reference can and should be reformed, they don’t negate the efficacy of different models, nor should they discourage diversity if it works for different people.

I agree that capitalism is toxic in many ways, but traditionalism in and of itself has core imbalances that promotes excesses and abuses which eat away at it from within. One of the biggest issues being people not even having a true understanding of what it even means to be “traditional”. Because even past societies that we drew these traditions from followed different traditions. Which and how do you pick and/or choose? Thus, even traditionalism itself it diverse.

But that shouldn’t stop people from being able to identify positives aspects of whatever traditions they follow, and taking those characteristics to build healthy models for themselves while leaving whatever doesn’t work.

But those choices will align or vary according to different personalities, partnerships, needs and dozens of other factors.

The issue is not the diversity of traditions throughout the world. I agree that there are multiple traditions, even though some scholars will tell you that there are anthropological patterns that you will find in every tradition.

However, within a given culture, you need normative models. You can't have a normative desert in which everyone is left to his desire and expect things to not go left. Some radical groups tried multiple experiences in the 60's where they built communities without any given rules or models. It ended in fukkery.

Traditionalism eats itself away? That's a whole discussion. But I will just remind you that there are closed human groups that have been living the exact same way for millennia.

 

[Shadow King]

No. While it’s okay and perfectly normal to want those things, a woman nor man’s identify and worth isn’t based on what they can do for other people. That’s how resentment builds.

You have to live for and love yourself first. Women are not raised or socialized to do either, whereas men are encouraged to develop themselves and pursue their passions etc.

Lol what year did you wake up from?