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by Tim Bayly of Bayly Blog – The Good Father: Fight the Good Fight 3
Editor’s note: Thank you Karen for pointing out this post in the comments. It is horrifying on so many levels. Notice too that Bayly is not advocating doing this to his sons, merely his daughter. This is what child abuse looks like in the CPM.
Not bickering, but fighting. Bickering doesn’t rise above the personal, but a good fight is principled. (Or should be.)
We bicker over who’s pulling the blankets off the other. We fight over how (or whether) to stop our Little Empress from manipulating her playmates and younger brothers.
Your dear wife doesn’t think the Little Empress is manipulative, nor does she think it’s worth the pain to deal with it. Time will pass, the Little Empress will get older, and if it still needs dealing with, we can address it then. But as you let your wife have her way, you say to yourself that you know where your Little Empress got it from.
What’s wrong with you! Say “no” to your wife and spank your precious daughter, already.
If you need help to stiffen your resolve, stop and think about how…
your daughter’s manipulation will harm her husband and children in years to come.
Maybe you’ve forgotten that you’re the Dad and your dear wife isn’t the only helpmate in the home? You’re to help your wife, also. This is why God made you her husband. You are responsible to God for the sanctification of your children and your wife.
So plant your feet, maybe cross your arms, look at your wife, and quietly (or loudly, whichever works better) say to her in a way that indicates this is her authority (which is to say her husband) speaking, “You and I will no longer tolerate our Little Empress manipulating her playmates and younger brothers. It will stop.”
QUOTING QUIVERFULL is a regular feature of NLQ – we present the actual words of noted Quiverfull leaders, cultural enforcers and those that seek to keep women submitted to men and ask our readers: What do you think? Agree? Disagree? This is the place to state your opinion. Please, let’s keep it respectful – but at the same time, we encourage readers to examine the ideas of Quiverfull and Spiritual Abuse honestly and thoughtfully.
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