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TODAY'S DIALOGUE - October 3, 2002
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PT.
Trophy
Husbands -
FORTUNE
Remember that adage, Behind every great man is a great
woman? Well, forget it. As corporate women continue their climb up the
ladder, the reverse is increasingly true. At Ford, Xerox, Sun, Schwab,
Verizon, J.P. Morgan Chase, Coca-Cola-almost everywhere you look in
the upper ranks of the FORTUNE 500-it could be the woman wearing the
pants and the man minding hearth and home. Call him what you will: househusband,
stay-at-home dad, domestic engineer. But credit him with setting aside
his own career by dropping out, retiring early, or going part-time so
that his wife's career might flourish and their family might thrive.
Behind a great woman at work, there is often a great man at home. He
is the new trophy husband.
- What is your view on the woman being the bread winner and the man
staying at home with the kids?
- What effect do you think this will have in the long run (like 18
years) on their kids? Is this a good, healthy model for their kids?
Explain.
- Ask your daughters what they want in a man. Someone who wants to
stay home and watch the kids all day or someone who wants to go do
"battle" (as the article mentions) in the workplace to provide
for his family?
- Ask your sons what they want in a wife. Someone who can and will
"wear the pants" in the family; who will spend most of her
time providing for the family rather than nurturing the kids?
- Ask your kids what kind of man or woman they hope to be? How can
they do now to build and prepare themselves to be all they want to
be? How can you help them? (ask your spouse the same questions)
- Does God have specific roles for men and women? Use the Bible Study
Tool below or use your own study tools to look up and study this question
together. This may be a good assignment to do for a week or more.
Here is some Scripture to start you off.
1 Timothy 5:8; Proverbs 12:4; 21:10-31
Also check out the books Rocking
the Roles by Robert Lewis and William Hendricks and Building
Your Mate's Self-Esteem by Dennis and Barbara Rainey (proceeds
go toward DinnerDialogue and Family Matters).
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SIDE ORDERS - other news
from today
NEA
Called 'School Yard Bullies' in America's Political System -
CNS News
Teachers unions are the major obstacle to free market
education reforms and don't serve the interests of their members well,
education reformers and public interest law firms allege.
High
school Satanism club prompts parental outrage - San
Mateo County Times
But Principal Jacqueline McEvoy is quick to point out
that under the federal Equal Access Act for Secondary Schools, the school
must allow this club to exist.
Calif.
Governor Vetoes Gay Foster Care Bill - Focus
on the Family
California Gov. Gray Davis stunned pro-family groups
in the Golden State on Tuesday by vetoing a bill that would have placed
new restrictions on the foster care system in California regarding sexual
orientation.
LEFTOVERS
- previous dialogues
Wednesday - September 11, 2002
Church Attendance Back to Normal
Wednesday - August 21, 2002
Bank robber's best chance of release is his shooting victim: a candidate
for Wyoming governor
Friday - August 16, 2002
Part 2 of 2: Film Forum: Family-Friendly Fare from Fancied Fathers
of Filth
Thursday - August 15, 2002
Part 1 of 2: Film Forum: Family-Friendly Fare from Fancied Fathers
of Filth
Wednesday - August 14, 2002
Honesty trumps $5,000 in cash: Kirkland man finds stash in new home,
returns it
Tuesday - August 13, 2002
Minnesota's close encounter of another kind
Monday - August 12, 2002
Armed police guard church as Christians defy bombers
Friday - August 9, 2002
Why are Christians losing America?
Thursday - August 8, 2002
God dwells in 'The Simpsons', authors say
Wednesday - August 7, 2002
School's out
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