For starters— No, I’m not talking about people who absolutely need a second income to keep a house running, and thus have to use childcare. Obviously the world should be set up in a way that allows one parent to stay home with a child in the early years without worrying about sliding into poverty. This is more a post about PMC moms whose feminism has intoxicated them to the point that they reject motherhood and their responsibilities as the primary caregiver of an infant.
I’m economically leftist but socially more moderate. This rant is making me feels like a conservative suburbanite but I read a lot about infant and child development and attachment and spend too much time on Reddit and so I have the following to say.
Working mom idpol is extremely grim and depressing. They’re excited to drop off their 6 week old at a nursery so they can go slay at their project management position. They can’t stand the “boredom” of watching a “blob” person all day. Are these really the people that are raising the next Gen? Since the 1960s there was a shift in society and women began to believe that working outside the home (even with a 2 month old) is liberating and ideal. The lengths they go, despite all the psychological studies showing the contrary, to convince themselves that they’re simply doing something “neutral” for the child by not being with them for 75% of the day is incredibly fucking grim and depressing. Why have a child when you care more about your PMC job than you do their own sense of security and comfort? Am I saying women should stay home forever? Hell no. I’m not even saying it needs to be women that stay home. But for the first year at least it is ideal. Ideally we would live in a society that allows for that regardless of household income.
It’s so nauseatingly and tragically American that, rather than protesting for the rights of decent maternity/paternity leave, working mom idpol is the knee jerk reaction to a lack thereof. Reddit is full of them, they’re heartless fucking bitches.
Ok that’s all.
(F30) I was raised by a feminist mom who shamed me for wanting to be beautiful and feminine. I wanted to marry early and be a good mother,but was mocked for it and was too scared to go against my parents. I felt that the only way to be happy was to be who my parents wanted me to be, so I started focusing on a career I didn't want. I was extremely successful and spent my money on materialistic things. I now realize the only happiness was what I wanted when I was young, to be beautiful and to be loved by a man I love, be a parent and make a career in raising great kids. I really wish there was someone who could stop me from listening to my parents and guide me on the right path. It pains me that we can't even talk about this in any forum because it's instantly taken down. There's probably other young women out there who want to do this and don't have anyone to guide them on the right path.
Hey everyone, I was just wondering if insight and liberating wisdom (wisdom that produces enlightenment) occur naturally when doing concentration practice for long periods (retreat-like durations). I ask because I intend on doing long periods of concentration practice on a kasina and I would like to know if I can attain stream-entry just by practicing in this way (developing concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity) or do I have to analyze the three characteristics of existence (not-self, suffering, and Impermanence) or something? I have had insights when I meditated on fire kasina (staring at a light bulb and it's after image with eyes closed). I used to do this practice for about 45 minutes at a time and one time I had a sudden realization that everything occurs on its own without a self. It felt so profound for a moment. It felt like the world stopped or something and my sense of self was suspended. It felt so freeing. So I was just wondering if this sort of stuff happens as we practice concentration and if it leads to enlightenment. I read about a Buddhist nun attaining Arhatship from using a lamp. Can you guys give me your experience with concentration practice? Thank you for reading and for your help!
Looking at the many caotic events in history, past an recent, the rise of capitalism and the consequent environmental emergency, the fragmented and extremely individualist nature of human consciousness...I wonder if keeping the fondamental humanist values at the base of the idea of progress in the current political liberal democratic narration, it would be possible to update this values with something less antropocentric and more inclusive. It looks to me that some how the idea of some sort of good destination for human kind is strongly contrasted but the apparent multidimensional nature of human consciousness and desires..I am not callig for any stoic or nihilistic approach, just wonder what are the actual alternatives if there are any...
Before I start, I apologize if this is the wrong sub; I wanted the insight of people who have had experience in collegial chemistry, not just randos.
So I'm planning to apply to a liberal arts college ED (Amherst college) because I love its open curriculum, vibe, surprisingly its affordability (according to the net price calculator), and the fact that I want to double major in a subject in humanities. However, my main focus will most likely be chemistry (or something related to it) and I'm not sure if I'm being properly prospective. I am planning to obtain at least a masters or even a PhD after undergrad, so would it still be worth it to go to a liberal arts school or should I center myself to a school with a bachelors of science. Thank you!
Edit: I should specify that this college only has BA’s
Its so disheartening to hear that my country (Canada) still has people like this. That what I learn in school is just a 'liberal slant'. That science is just an opinion.
If science is just an 'opinion' then don't take your meds. Don't ever go to the doctor. (Yes I'm being flippant)
Not all 'opinions' are the same. It is my opinion that blue is a beautiful color. It is my doctors 'expert opinion' that wearing a mask reduces your risk of getting covid.
So I’m planning to ED to a liberal arts school (Amherst college) for a multitude of reasons, but the main worry is that I don’t know if it’ll prevent me from getting into graduate programs in chemistry or statistics (because of the lack of a B.S. pathway). Does anyone have any insight on this potential topic?
I’m a liberal who is coming to terms with accepting my Catholic heritage and I wanted to know if any Catholic liberals or progressives had any ideas about accepting such a backwards looking institution. What I like about it is liberation theology and the equality focused thinking that led it to embrace the abolition of slavery before any other major institution. I’d love to hear all thoughts, even from non-Catholics and non-christians
Hey everyone, I was just wondering if insight and liberating wisdom (wisdom that produces enlightenment) occur naturally when doing concentration practice for long periods (retreat-like durations). I ask because I intend on doing long periods of concentration practice on a kasina and I would like to know if I can attain stream-entry just by practicing in this way (developing concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity) or do I have to analyze the three characteristics of existence (not-self, suffering, and Impermanence) or something? I have had insights when I meditated on fire kasina (staring at a light bulb and it's after image with eyes closed). I used to do this practice for about 45 minutes at a time and one time I had a sudden realization that everything occurs on its own without a self. It felt so profound for a moment. It felt like the world stopped or something and my sense of self was suspended. It felt so freeing. So I was just wondering if this sort of stuff happens as we practice concentration and if it leads to enlightenment. I read about a Buddhist nun attaining Arhatship from using a lamp. Can you guys give me your experience with concentration practice? Thank you for reading and for your help!
Hey everyone, I was just wondering if insight and liberating wisdom (wisdom that produces enlightenment) occur naturally when doing concentration practice for long periods (retreat-like durations). I ask because I intend on doing long periods of concentration practice on a kasina and I would like to know if I can attain stream-entry just by practicing in this way (developing concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity) or do I have to analyze the three characteristics of existence (not-self, suffering, and Impermanence) or something? I have had insights when I meditated on fire kasina (staring at a light bulb and it's after image with eyes closed). I used to do this practice for about 45 minutes at a time and one time I had a sudden realization that everything occurs on its own without a self. It felt so profound for a moment. It felt like the world stopped or something and my sense of self was suspended. It felt so freeing. So I was just wondering if this sort of stuff happens as we practice concentration and if it leads to enlightenment. I read about a Buddhist nun attaining Arhatship from using a lamp. Can you guys give me your experience with concentration practice? Thank you for reading and for your help!
