It's that bad in Canada.. Wow.

It's that bad in Canada.. Wow.

 
You do realize that Canadians are born tough as they have to deal with 40 below winter weather (that's celcius by the way)

The idea of California beaches and palm trees are non existent. So if Canadian ever get soft Id hate to see what would happen to the Americans?

Y all got the population as y all got the great weather.

Live or die up here in the north especially where we live

 

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This role reversal must be a key component of the diabolical disorientation of the degenerate society we live in. It is alarming and quite disturbing.

Another devastating consequence of the evil of Feminism. What in the world were women thinking? What have we brought upon ourselves?

Im sorry but I think there is a major role reversal that has occurred and even myself included got deceived. Not sure how to reclaim it but I think its good to point out.

Im annoyed that deceit has occurred on every single level of life. Religion, Health, Fashion, Politics, Food, Pharma even our very nature.

Amazing how one has to research almost everything. Thankfully God gives answers but they don't fall on our heads we have to look for them.

Yes copticruiser, you are quite right!  It surprises me that Trad Catholics in particular are unaware of the deception that has corrupted ALL aspects of living as you say.  I think that each of the areas that you mentioned are so blatantly corrupted that you have to be hiding your head in the sand to not see it.  

Yes, it is sad that one has to research everything oneself in order to discern the truth.  

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Conversely, women used to make thread, weave cloth,  and then make clothing out of it.  Today, we have stores or even more simple, click on our choice of garment.  Women used to render lard and make soap.  They used to go to the rocks along the river or use a tub and scrub board.  Today, they pop the laundry in the washer/dryer.  Women used to grow, harvest, and can produce.  They used to brew ale.  They used to deliver babies.  They used to make, change, and wash diapers.  They used to raise babies through toddlerhood and then educate them in the Faith and academic basics.  Today, we have supermarkets, Fresh Direct, the hospital, Pampers, daycare, Headstart, "children's church," and public schools.  
Boys used to play outdoors, climb trees, fall out of trees, wrestle and box, play war or cops and robbers.  Girls used to play with baby dolls, make paper dolls, play dress-up, have tea parties, go on excursions and picnics.  Today, children text and play virtual games on electronic screens.  Gender is irrelevant.  
Let's face it, ALL have become self-centered, materialistic softies.

Men should also have the guts (and ability) to sing and dance, even in public as well as cut down trees, do hard manual labor, etc. It's part of being a man, in my opinion.

There is nothing feminine about singing. The best singing comes from a male voice box. Even many women agree with me!

I believe there are different types of "real man", and your "catch", copticcruiser, is only one of them. Obviously he was the type of man you were looking for, and the man God had planned for you.

But a man NOT involved in agriculture/logging can still be 100% masculine as well :)

I'll admit my H is probably closer to copticruiser's than ..well, my dad. Very different men, but both very hearty. Husband is white collar on paper, blue collar in real life. He could live in a tree. I cannot. But when neighbors need him, or our city, etc, he's there. They love him because he's very helpful, isn't scared of things, hits the nail on the head, and in the middle of a meeting that's gone on and on about hiring someone to clean gutters, he's known to walk out and clean them himself, without bragging or even saying anything until he comes back in and asks for a moment on the floor, then says, "Done." It's just so darned cool it's hard not to take extraordinary pride in it  

I hear you copticruiser! But he sings enough. My dad definitely sang, as well, though his problem-solving was more on the phone rather than on the roof. Neither abide wasting time sitting on a committee for hours over a simple thing.

Music
I've got to agree with ggreg and Matthew etc on the singing thing, though. Hearing men sing their parts is mind-blowing. My oldest son, a musician, can bring tears to the eyes. (In the good way.) He's a bass, very deep, with good range. He's also a pianist. In fact, one university is trying to tempt him with scholarship money IF he changes his desired major (which, this week, is some branch of engineering) to some branch of music. It's very difficult for him to decide because money. While he loves music, the performing arts community is notoriously Sodomite, and he'd like to keep music to the "hobby/perform occasionally" level, and participate in the university's program more as a minor (far fewer credit hours). It's hard because the package they're talking about would basically make college free, including clothes **pounds head**, but who cares if you're not taking the classes you want to take. I am sorry for the pressure he feels. The university wants more male music majors though. ggreg any advice you have would be appreciated. (Son varies from Classics/History major to Engineering; he'd also like to continue music, but only a few credit hours a semester.)

Clothes
All the men in our family claim I'm a bit "too modern" in my men's apparel tastes!!! Actually, they call my tastes "gαy".  :stare:

I am not a boy or a man; I buy what I see at J Crew or whatever store because the boys/men in our family refuse to shop for themselves. :/ I am NOT good at selecting mens' products. At all. Except tuxes, which I've got down pat. I usually get pulled into the "buy this scarf to compliment this outfit" sale, and the men/boys are like, "Uh, Mom? NO!"   If they would just take a moment to make a list, or TELL me, they wouldn't have a closet of unused (but very handsome, imo) clothing.

I'm surprised you haven't run into this issue, copti. I'm seriously curious now, since it's been brought up and Christmas is a week away (YAY! Happy ADVENT! (Rose Sunday; we read those for dinner this week.) It's sped by!!!). Maybe it's new-thread worthy, but what kind of clothes do men wear that aren't "Sodomite"/gαy/etc. Are scarves really that bad? Pull-on sweaters? My dad and uncles wore scarves and that tweed beanie thing; the occasional fisherman's sweater that's apparently "gαy" now. *sigh* (Daddy still enjoys his fisherman's sweater. I guess that's what they're called: white, cables running down their length, soft soft soft and cozy). I know nothing about men. —except they all like rugged-looking Clark's shoes. That, I've got down.

Who's Justin Beiber :reading:?