Mrs. Kirk With Some Ideas About Women and Work

[Unkotare]

Erika Kirk Says 'Career-Driven' Women 'Look to the Government' as a 'Replacement' for 'Certain Things Relationship-Wise'

Erika Kirk spoke at the 2025 DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 3, during which she gave her thoughts on "career-driven" women in New York City and newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani.

people.com

Some supposed "feminists" may take issue with the remarks. She has a point though. A certain (leftist, of course) element seems to resent women who choose to be home makers. Ironically, this feels like an anachronism in this day and age.

 

[Samofvt]

Erika Kirk Says 'Career-Driven' Women 'Look to the Government' as a 'Replacement' for 'Certain Things Relationship-Wise'

Erika Kirk spoke at the 2025 DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 3, during which she gave her thoughts on "career-driven" women in New York City and newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani.

people.com

Some supposed "feminists" may take issue with the remarks. She has a point though. A certain (leftist, of course) element seems to resent women who choose to be home makers. Ironically, this feels like an anachronism in this day and age.

No, I don't think "feminists" will take the remarks badly. Many true "feminists" I talk with realize how badly they have been taken advantage of by this politics that has destroyed femininity and created a harmful (maybe even hateful) environment for women.

 

[fncceo]

Mrs. Kirk With Some Ideas About Women and Work​

She raised a pretty good kid.

 

[initforme]

Its a choice. A family or a career. Wheres the issue?

 

[Foxfyre]

Erika Kirk Says 'Career-Driven' Women 'Look to the Government' as a 'Replacement' for 'Certain Things Relationship-Wise'

Erika Kirk spoke at the 2025 DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 3, during which she gave her thoughts on "career-driven" women in New York City and newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani.

people.com

Some supposed "feminists" may take issue with the remarks. She has a point though. A certain (leftist, of course) element seems to resent women who choose to be home makers. Ironically, this feels like an anachronism in this day and age.

Yes.

With only a few breaks when we moved or had kids, I have been a working wife and/or mom all my adult life. But my first responsibility was to be there for my kids when they needed me and to make a comfortable and pleasant home for all of us. Evenso I have been blessed with a meaningful, useful, satisfying, and sometimes exciting career.

But many women are blessed with being full time homemakers and mothers. These have the time to do those extra volunteer things that makes our communities better places.

When being a wife, mother, homemaker is put down as an unworthy life choice or is actually scorned and/or demeaned, we have lost an important component of a strong, free, secure, prosperous normal America.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I am confused. Isn't she the CEO of a multimillion dollar company now? Isn't she one of those career driven women?

 

[initforme]

Yes.

With only a few breaks when we moved or had kids, I have been a working wife and/or mom all my adult life. But my first responsibility was to be there for my kids when they needed me and to make a comfortable and pleasant home for all of us. Evenso I have been blessed with a meaningful, useful, satisfying, and sometimes exciting career.

But many women are blessed with being full time homemakers and mothers. These have the time to do those extra volunteer things that makes our communities better places.

When being a wife, mother, homemaker is put down as an unworthy life choice or is actually scorned and/or demeaned, we have lost an important component of a strong, free, secure, prosperous normal America.

True. But the one income had better be big, very big. Or it isnt happening.

 

[Foxfyre]

True. But the one income had better be big, very big. Or it isnt happening.

All that is required is a return to the basic values, principles, ideals, concepts that were the American culture before the leftists began systematically destroying it.

 

[Zincwarrior]

All that is required is a return to the basic values, principles, ideals, concepts that were the American culture before the leftists began systematically destroying it.

You need income too.

 

[Foxfyre]

You need income too.

If we return to timeworn effective traditional American values, the money will be there for most.

 

[initforme]

All that is required is a return to the basic values, principles, ideals, concepts that were the American culture before the leftists began systematically destroying it.

If we return to timeworn effective traditional American values, the money will be there for most.

That being said, our system is based not on making enough money to live, but make much much more than that. And young people know that. So more and more arent settling for enough to live on. And we cannot ask them to accept less so they can have a family. That would be immoral considering they would like a nice life. So for most its going to be 2 incomes plus some.

 

[Zincwarrior]

If we return to timeworn effective traditional American values, the money will be there for most.

Please show me the positions available in Dallas, Houston, Austin that could afford someone on one income affording a home, saving for retirement, and saving for college for 2+ kids?

Also, what are these 'timeworn effective traditional American values,' that would suddenly send money pouring into the family?

These are not criticisms, they are questions.

 

[initforme]

Please show me the positions available in Dallas, Houston, Austin that could afford someone on one income affording a home, saving for retirement, and saving for college for 2+ kids?

That goes for anywhere in america unless the single income earner is making a large salary.

 

[Zincwarrior]

That goes for anywhere in america unless the single income earner is making a large salary.

I was just listing three moderately priced centers of commerce and manufacturing as examples.

I say this as a person who indeed did the one job thing for 19 years. The wife worked but it was part time at a church that we are involved in and very flexible hours. I also know that at that time I made superordinate amounts of money.

 

[Foxfyre]

That being said, our system is based not on making enough money to live, but make much much more than that. And young people know that. So more and more arent settling for enough to live on. And we cannot ask them to accept less so they can have a family. That would be immoral considering they would like a nice life. So for most its going to be 2 incomes plus some.

Yes because adequate or enough is no longer adequate or enough according to the left. And a stay at home mom is a waste of humanity to them.

But among friends and family with a full time mom and homemaker, I see how blessed those children are and how well they all turn out to believe that is a substandard choice for a woman.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Yes because adequate or enough is no longer adequate or enough according to the left. And a stay at home mom is a waste of humanity to them.

But among friends and family with a full time mom and homemaker, I see how blessed those children are and how well they all turn out to believe that is a substandard choice for a woman.

Please answer my questions. I will restate:
Please show me the positions available in Dallas, Houston, Austin that could afford someone on one income affording a home, saving for retirement, and saving for college for 2+ kids?

Also, what are these 'timeworn effective traditional American values,' that would suddenly send money pouring into the family?

These are not criticisms, they are questions.

 

[Foxfyre]

Please answer my questions. I will restate:
Please show me the positions available in Dallas, Houston, Austin that could afford someone on one income affording a home, saving for retirement, and saving for college for 2+ kids?

Also, what are these 'timeworn effective traditional American values,' that would suddenly send money pouring into the family?

These are not criticisms, they are questions.

You seem to be unable to understand that if the leftist mentality doesn't control our society and culture, the situations in Dallas, Houston, Austin can change for the better. I speak of a better America, not the one's Biden and company and the Deep State and self-serving wrong headed other politicians have forced on us.

 

[sparky]

When being a wife, mother, homemaker is put down as an unworthy life choice or is actually scorned and/or demeaned, we have lost an important component of a strong, free, secure, prosperous normal America.

All that is required is a return to the basic values, principles, ideals, concepts that were the American culture before the leftists began systematically destroying it.

It would appear Erika is an advocate of family here FF

i'm unsure of how feminism is involved at all???

~S~

 

[Foxfyre]

It would appear Erika is an advocate of family here FF

i'm unsure of how feminism is involved at all???

~S~

I was a feminist when the issue was denial of choices, options, opportunities for women. I still strongly support women not being denied that. As previously posted, mostly because I lived in small town and cities, I was able to manage putting home and family first and still enjoy rewarding pursuits in various careers over my adult lifetime.

I stopped being a feminist when it denigrated those women that held onto traditional values, concepts, ideals, ethics and belittled those who chose being a homemaker and full time mom over a 'career'.

I think I am probably on the same page with Erika there.

 

[initforme]

Yes because adequate or enough is no longer adequate or enough according to the left. And a stay at home mom is a waste of humanity to them.

But among friends and family with a full time mom and homemaker, I see how blessed those children are and how well they all turn out to believe that is a substandard choice for a woman.

Getting rid of unions has also contributed. You want the stay at home moms i get it. Ideally yes. But lets say the husband is making $60 thousand per year. Thats not much at all. Factor in health care payments, mortgage, food, a vehicle, the list goes on. Many a young couple is like "no thanks we will pass on kids until we are financially set for the forseeable future." So they are being smarter and more responsible.
You are going to have to be a proponent of much much higher wages for workers here then. And you as the consumer will have to be happy paying a much higher price for stuff made here vs overseas. Otherwise. It is NOT going to happen. Having values is great but $$$ pays the bills.