“Bringing Up Boys”

I have been reading the book afore mentioned by Dr. James Dobson. What a thought-provoking piece of reading material. It is absolutely full of technical and statistical information all relating to the world of boys in today’s society. I had no idea the profound affect this ungodly world has been slamming to our younger male population. Dobson comments passionately about many ills in our society that have had such negative results on the male gender, but he especially commented on the feminist movement and the homosexual agenda in today’s society. I used to be a feminist before I got saved. I really thought that all it was about was getting equality in areas where men were dominant. But after seeing these statistics and his viewpoint of how the radical feminists are pushing so hard as to go over the deep end with making sure that girls now have the same rights as boys. I was shocked as I read through his comments and such on how the media and Hollywood portray men as “stupid, immature, thoughtless, and spineless” individuals. If I were a guy, I would be bent way out of shape. Women make awful comments and slams on men through every means possible, Hallmark cards being one source of how wide-spread this is, and society has come to think of this as normal. Yet, if a guy were to make such comments on women, he would have a lawsuit on his hands. It’s just not a cool world when you pit the sexes against each other. Somebody’s bound to be the loser. And why does anyone have to lose? Why can’t each sex be respected and treated with such admiration for the attributes that God has given each sex. It just really gets me going when I think about how far people are pushing their agenda in our society today. I mean really, it’s just another device of that the devil is using to destroy the very threads of a godly society and tear apart the family structure that God instituted.

The studies now are showing that boys are having lower self-esteem than ever before. That they are falling way behind girls in their studies…I wonder why. It’s great that they have allocated more money to develop opportunities for girls to excel at school, but it’s not wise to exclude or ignore the boys in the educational system at the same time. They by nature have a harder time in a classroom type setting, whereas girls excel in that sort of situation with direct instruction. Boys are not made up the same way. For many boys direct instruction is a difficult way to learn, much less when they are not being encouraged and properly guided.

I suppose I feel especially passionate about this topic because I am raising 3 boys with my wonderful husband. I want them to have every opportunity in life to excel in all aspects. I am thankful for the church school that they can attend to avoid so much of the sin and politics that seem to dominate our public schools. Don’t get me wrong. There are some dedicated, wonderful teachers out there…I also have a teaching degree and have worked with the public school system, but the way the system is being worked today completely outnumbers the good that some people are trying to keep in the schools. I pray that God will help our parents to see the culture for what it is and take the necessary actions to protect and stand up for their children so that they might have a chance at making a difference. God knows the state of our times and the pleas of our hearts and truly it is a matter of sincere prayer to keep our children safe and focused on Him. I know He will see those who are truly committed to Him through whatever storms may blow inside and out