What Went Wrong?

We seniors look at today's society and wonder what the heck went wrong.  For sure there was a lot wrong with our society when  we were growing up but it's far worse now even with the enlightenment we've experienced over the years.  Could we have gone too far in the other direction?

It seemed a wonderful thing when women began to gain equality with men and were able to join the workforce but their choice of whether to go out to work or stay at home to look after their family became an issue.  The stay at home Moms were looked down on and it was now considered not a good choice to make by the "politically correct".  We were all brainwashed to believe a stay at home Mom was wasting her life or being demeaned in some way.  I wonder why this happened.

And so, more women chose to join the outside workforce, most taking menial jobs that paid very little.  It provided a nice supplement to their husband's salary but daycare for their children became more and more expensive.  Some parents chose to leave their children to their own devices at an earlier age just to save money.  Then came the government stepping in and telling parents they couldn't discipline their own children without being arrested.  The kids caught on to this right away and the parents lost total control.  Once a parent loses the respect of their children, they really have lost them.  They couldn't discipline them but they had to house and feed them until adulthood no matter how bad their behaviour became.  Thus, the decline of the family unit.

Marriages dissolved because the stress of overwork, unruly and defiant children, and lack of money became too much to bear.  Now those women who had not too long ago been freed to leave the home to join the outside workforce were stuck with being on their own to work all day outside the home, work all evening to do what needed doing in the home, deal with those unruly and unappreciative children, and struggle with paying all the bills on mostly minimum wage.  What the heck happened?

My lowly opinion is that we followed the dictates of the "politically correct" who had no idea (or maybe they did) what changing the dynamics of a society would or could create.  I've watched these people brainwashing their followers to do outrageous things just to demonstrate they had the power to direct passive sheep.  "It's child abuse to tell your child they're male or female".  "Don't refer to me as "she" because I want to be referred to as "ze" and, if you don't, you've violated my civil rights".  "Fire anyone who doesn't agree with us".  "Whites today owe us reparation because our ancestors were slaves 200 years ago".  "We will riot, loot, burn, destroy, and assault but we demand that the police allow us to do it".  "We demand that the police departments be unfunded".  What the heck happened?  Could it be the "politically correct" are at fault?  Could it be we should have used common sense all along?

I'm an old lady who won't have to put up with this nonsense much longer but I see a scary world ahead for my progeny.  Someone, somehow is going to have to say enough is enough in large enough numbers that will change the course we're on.  Someone, somehow is going to have to convince the passive sheep that they've been fooled. 

Do I want to go back to a world where a woman's expectation was to get married, have kids, and be a stay at home Mom?  No, I want her to still have the option to choose what she wants and to not be disparaged for her choice.

Do I want to see an end to racism?  Damn right I do and I want it to include all races.  I'd love to see the day that skin color was just that and not an indication of the person but I know that won't happen soon.  The media, the politicians, and the rioters love the chaos because it's newsworthy and it's a power play.  We're being brainwashed by all of them instead of using common sense to solve the problem.