Our sister Felicity's concern over unsightly lumps led me to this issue.
My former husband, who was an avid Bible reader and church attentee and Republican, was reluctant for me to have a child because my pregnant, swelling stomach would be a blantant brandishment of the fact that we had had sex.
He rightly felt that no one should be confronted with any such reminders of sexual activity.
Now, in Godly societies of times past, expectant mothers went into what was referred to as their "confinement". This delicate word was a code for women in a delicate condition. No one went around talking about this process and its ongoing nature was not paraded around for everyone in the community to comment upon.
At least one of the reasons for keeping women barefoot whilst pregnant is to keep them home, away from public display so their previous submission to carnal activities need not be obvious.
When children are weened and toilet trained and able to speak simple Biblical axioms, there is plenty of time to bring them outside and allow they and their mothers to mix with decent folk. Until then, no body needs to be reminded of the private business of Godly people.
The private business of ungodly people is a different matter. That needs to be exposed and rebuked and punished in the bright light of God's Truth.
Primly Yours,
Handmaiden
My former husband, who was an avid Bible reader and church attentee and Republican, was reluctant for me to have a child because my pregnant, swelling stomach would be a blantant brandishment of the fact that we had had sex.
He rightly felt that no one should be confronted with any such reminders of sexual activity.
Now, in Godly societies of times past, expectant mothers went into what was referred to as their "confinement". This delicate word was a code for women in a delicate condition. No one went around talking about this process and its ongoing nature was not paraded around for everyone in the community to comment upon.
At least one of the reasons for keeping women barefoot whilst pregnant is to keep them home, away from public display so their previous submission to carnal activities need not be obvious.
When children are weened and toilet trained and able to speak simple Biblical axioms, there is plenty of time to bring them outside and allow they and their mothers to mix with decent folk. Until then, no body needs to be reminded of the private business of Godly people.
The private business of ungodly people is a different matter. That needs to be exposed and rebuked and punished in the bright light of God's Truth.
Primly Yours,
Handmaiden
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