The amazing decline of American women

When I was born in the '60s, the decline had already begun, but growing up women were still a stabilizing force in society; an anchor for morality, grace, poise and sweetness. It used to be the girl that kept the "wolf" at bay saying no. It used to be when the girl gave in and said 'yes', there was some level of shame. It used to be the girl who had her head on straight being more mature than the boys by years. It used to be that girls had dreams of fairy tales and princes. It used to be that girls were the safe drivers on the road.

While there are still quite a number of good solid girls/women the decline in recent decades has been staggering. Today, more often than not the crazy driver that cuts you off and nearly runs you off the road is a woman. Today, more often than not the driver to flip you the bird for driving safely is a woman. Today, the girls are at least as sexually agressive as the guys. It used to be that the men had the reputation for molesting kids. Now we hear about a woman school teacher having relations with students at least once per week. It is quite rare to see sweetness in a girl, much less grace and poise.

Yesterday the AMA came out with a statement on girls and sprink break. All of the reports I heard were in the form of snickering and yucking it up about the behavior. Some polling data is outright disgusting:

-- 74 percent of respondents said women use drinking as an excuse for outrageous behavior.

-- 57 percent of women agreed that being promiscuous is a way to fit in.

-- 83 percent of women had friends who drank the majority of the nights while on spring break.

-- 59 percent know friends who were sexually active with more than one partner.

-- Nearly three out of five women know friends who had unprotected sex during spring break.

-- One in five respondents regretted the sexual activity they engaged in during spring break, and 12 percent felt forced or pressured into sex.

-- 84 percent of respondents thought images of college girls partying during spring break may contribute to an increase in females' reckless behavior.

-- 86 percent agreed these images may contribute to dangerous behaviors by males toward women.

-- 92 percent said it was easy to get alcohol while on spring break.

-- Two out of five women agreed access to free or cheap alcohol or a drinking age under age 21 were important factors in their decision to go on a spring break trip.

My post is not an intrusion into what people do in their private lives, but a statement on the sheer volume of participants and the direction woman seem to be going. John Wesleys mother either created or made the statement famous "The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world". The mothers of our children have a great opportunity and influence on our children at such early ages. How many of these new mothers were in the last few years participating in a spring break orgy? Only 1 in 5 had any regrets of this behavior. I remember how as a teenager some friends of mine and I would notice an attractive girl. In the middle of said admiration, she would pull out a cigarette and that would kill it instantly. Today we see girls falling all over the place drunk, passing out, throwing up, throwing themselves on guys, etc. These are the next generation of mothers.

My post is in no way designed to portray woman as trailer trash and men pure as snow. Men have been rogues, crazy drivers, prone to immorality for a long time. The woman had a way, though, of taming the beast and mitigating the worst. It is disheartening to see this decline in woman. It is becoming more difficult to say that "Behind every great man stands a great woman."