01-02-2017, 11:37 AM
(01-02-2017, 10:59 AM)irukandji Wrote:(01-02-2017, 10:40 AM)izzy Wrote:(01-02-2017, 09:05 AM)MarylikesGrimm Wrote: irukandji
Why do so many fans think sex for a few months is more important than being a parent?
Well, look at society. Take a look at family structures. For the last 50 years, as a society, we have seen the emergence of the celebration of self take precedence over the celebration of family resulting in parents putting personal hedonism ahead of what is in the best interest of the child. That a show in such a culture would portray momentary personal gratification over the welfare of a child is of no surprise.
It's really too bad that shows take this sort of a position, isn't it? I personally would rather they not bring children into it at all, rather than bring them and then like Grimm, have no idea what to do with them.
My children have opened doors for me that I never knew existed. They brought me into their personal life, not as a parent, but as a person they wanted to share it with. In my humble opinion, there is no greater honor in this life. If Grimm could have even gave us an inkling of that, I would have applauded bringing children into the story.
You make me smile.
Over the decades, I have often told young men that they will never know the full spectrum of what it is to be fully human unless they get married and raise a family. They will never experience the full range of emotions a sentient being is capable of until they engage in true fatherhood in the context of marriage.
Now in my 50s and having now completed that journey myself, I see the truth in my own words. As a husband and father you will find yourself doing things and behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with who you previously thought you were. You will now understand that which you failed to comprehend before the fatherhood and husbandhood experience; the actions of men you may have disparaged or sneered at, previous to that experience, will now take on a different context and you will develop an appreciation for the subtly of fatherhood.
Note I am not saying that it may ultimately prove an overall positive experience at the individual level, but rather this is the only way you will ever experience the full range of emotions that a human being is fully capable of.
It is a journey I am grateful I had an opportunity to embark on. I am grateful I found woman who could tolerate my many fallibilities and wanted to not only bear my children but dedicate her life to raising our offspring.
And you are very correct, if Grimm would have cracked that veil it would have been transcendent TV.
Oxford commas are so totally rad!.