tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post116166338239317364..comments2020-03-23T10:54:20.507-05:00Comments on On Georgia's Mind: Should We Encourage Our Daughters To Go To College?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1164761820411999612006-11-28T18:57:00.000-06:002006-11-28T18:57:00.000-06:00I think we should always encourage our young peopl...I think we should always encourage our young people to go to College!<BR/><BR/>First,not only for the expierence, but an education is nice to have on hand for life's up's and downs.<BR/><BR/>Second, Keeping them close to home,courting,and so on is a Great Idea! I am really considering the courting,only because i want a good relationship with my future daughter in law,like I have with my The Spa Enthusiest!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082872752689270293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1164011244905550632006-11-20T02:27:00.000-06:002006-11-20T02:27:00.000-06:00Oh Georgia, I feel terrible about the Minit Mart r...Oh Georgia, I feel terrible about the Minit Mart remark now. I'm sorry! I was trying to be silly and put my foot in my mouth. Please forgive me.<BR/><BR/>I've been off the blogs for a couple of weeks now. Sickness, vacation, being busy, etc. So I'm just now reading all this. <BR/><BR/>Cathy, The courtship process vs. dating intrigues me. What exactly IS the courtship process?<BR/><BR/>For leisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684380789391664918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1163479501339161712006-11-13T22:45:00.000-06:002006-11-13T22:45:00.000-06:00anonymous - hhmmm, choose their mate - that's temp...anonymous - hhmmm, choose their mate - that's tempting!! Really though, our children will not date. We are sold on the courtship process. I think you are right when you say God leads people to their mates, however, we feel like dating is very unbiblical and causes pieces of your heart to be given to every dating relationship you have before marriage (therefore, your heart is not whole for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1163430039685876372006-11-13T09:00:00.000-06:002006-11-13T09:00:00.000-06:00I thought the homeschooling debate was insightful,...I thought the homeschooling debate was insightful, now we have this.I can't say that I agree with everything or anything that has been said.I believe you are caretakers of your children and it is your command to instill in them your values.If you shelter your daughters from everything including college, Where do you plan on them meeting their mate. That is if you give them that right, or are you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162441355287002792006-11-01T22:22:00.000-06:002006-11-01T22:22:00.000-06:00Brian, your thoughts about debt are right on! Actu...Brian, your thoughts about debt are right on! Actually my undergrad degree when I was a single mother is what I had debt from - I smiled and cajoled my way into Aaron paying for grad school (and paying off my undergrad debt as well -- teehee! He is so wonderful!!!). I totally agree with your comments on character and drive. Aaron is a big fan of diligence and self-initiative. In his opinion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162435870236481472006-11-01T20:51:00.000-06:002006-11-01T20:51:00.000-06:00In defense of education: we have at least 13 years...In defense of education: we have at least 13 years to ingrain our belief system into our children. Our parents' generation, in absence of malice, listened to all the worldly hype that was in vogue in the '70s and the politico-social landscape of the times, which said that it takes a village (ie, the government) to raise a child. We are, on so very many fronts, a transistional generation; we have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162412241537157892006-11-01T14:17:00.000-06:002006-11-01T14:17:00.000-06:00Cathy, you are absolutely right. That's what I wa...Cathy, you are absolutely right. That's what I want for my daughters. I don't want them to have to fight what I fight every single day and I think it's up to us stay-at-home moms to make sure that we have a good attitude and are joyful about doing what we do. For our children's sake and our husband's. I know it is especially hard for me when I feel like I'm a hamster on a wheel going through Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320244695341458176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162395706888790612006-11-01T09:41:00.000-06:002006-11-01T09:41:00.000-06:00Georgia,I know the transition for me from working ...Georgia,<BR/>I know the transition for me from working to staying home was hard! I no longer received an income, slaps on the back for a job well done, interaction with other adults, using the bathroom alone..tehe! I felt worthless, until Aaron started reminding me that me being home was my most important calling. He told me that me being home made it so that he could go to work all day and not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162388099419226902006-11-01T07:34:00.000-06:002006-11-01T07:34:00.000-06:00Cathy! That is exactly it. (Well at least how I ...Cathy! That is exactly it. (Well at least how I feel.) I also don't feel like <I>God</I> calls us to high-powered careers. <I>We</I> call ourselves to those careers. I don't even want those ideas to be a blip on their radar, so to speak. The idea of taking a young girl like your daughter and training her to take care of a household at that age bothered me. It seemed to resonate a very bad Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320244695341458176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162361273547460702006-11-01T00:07:00.000-06:002006-11-01T00:07:00.000-06:00Wow, so many controversial topics! We are still di...Wow, so many controversial topics! We are still discussing this one. We plan on keeping our daughter under our roof (and dad's protection) until she is married (we are planning on going the courtship route). We are not deadset against her going to college, but if she does she will live at home and will be limited in what courses she can take. We do not feel that God would be calling her to a highAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162337626662992062006-10-31T17:33:00.000-06:002006-10-31T17:33:00.000-06:00Brian doesn't agree with me and I am the lone voi...Brian doesn't agree with me and I am the lone voice of "no college" in this house. He thinks that education is its own reward, etc., etc. Most of the way I feel about these issues can be laid strictly at the feet of my parents. I was not taught that education is its own reward. I was taught it's a means to an end and that's how I view it. <BR/><BR/>However, I have worked at the "Mini-Mart" Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12320244695341458176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162097095368828762006-10-28T23:44:00.000-05:002006-10-28T23:44:00.000-05:00Oh, and I do believe that it is our responsibility...Oh, and I do believe that it is our responsibility as parents — as much as is possible — to fund their college educations. <BR/><BR/>Kellie makes a good point, too, though, about using that money for retirement.<BR/><BR/>I read that by the time our kids go to college, it will cost $300K per kid per c. 4 years. I really don't want to send my girls out into the world, post-college, on their own leisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684380789391664918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1162096701763575692006-10-28T23:38:00.000-05:002006-10-28T23:38:00.000-05:00Georgia, to quote you:I just want to protect my gi...Georgia, to quote you:<BR/><BR/>I just want to protect my girls from some of my struggles and heartaches and longings. If being a wife and a mother is the highest calling, why would I even want them to consider engineering or medicine or accounting? Why wouldn't I prepare them for the highest calling? Maybe it's better not to wake the sleeping giant of achievement in their hearts.<BR/><BR/>Why leisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684380789391664918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33549125.post-1161799398021368562006-10-25T13:03:00.000-05:002006-10-25T13:03:00.000-05:00No matter what you do, if you didn't do the other,...No matter what you do, if you didn't do the other, you'd wonder.<BR/>Why not raise them to believe that parenting IS the greatest while encouraging them to go to college so they could decide for themselves? They make take a little longer to come to motherhood but, if they push through college from 18-22, they'll still be done early and, if they do become mothers, will have that much more life Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com