tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23560503.post116043131521110740..comments2009-05-18T18:44:22.612-06:00Comments on Spherical Chickens: Refining "Refinement"Liz Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505062751148555335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23560503.post-23373052183210866372007-01-13T05:17:00.000-07:002007-01-13T05:17:00.000-07:00I just heard this speech on a podcast, and I appre...I just heard this speech on a podcast, and I appreciated your comments. I was relieved to hear that most of the women you spoke to about it (presumably at BYU) were offended by it. While I appreciated his teachings on the importance of language, music, art, and literature, I almost choked at his portrayal of the devoted little housewife freshening up in anticipation of her husband's arrival. I heard a similar comment 25 years ago made be Paul H. Dunn at BYU, and my wife and I have laughed about it throughout our marriage. First, my wife is so beautiful that no tidying up is required. Second, there are far more important things happening each day in our family than for her to worry about making a good impression on her husband of 14 years. And finally, my greatest concern differed from yours: I worry about the single and newly married men who heard his remarks and will have unrealistic and selfish expectations regarding their wives. When they come home and the laundry is piled high and the cereal boxes are still on the table, what will their reaction be? "My wife has really let herself go," or, "How can I help?" Hopefully the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23560503.post-1161278701251039092006-10-19T11:25:00.000-06:002006-10-19T11:25:00.000-06:00I enjoyed your insights and analysis of the devoti...I enjoyed your insights and analysis of the devotional. It's never too late to look at what was best expressed and what could have been better expressed in such an address.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230854829684042148noreply@blogger.com