I have not yet bragged on my new daughter on this site.  Here she is.  Stephanie Ruth Wecks my third child and third girl was born on December 10.  She and mama are doing well.  Although we are all a little sleepy in my household these days. 

I have a funny theory about why 18th century doctors started removing men from the birthing process.  If you look back at the history of Patriarchy.  The really nasty stuff, the legal discrimination against women ironically comes from the enlightenment.  (That is one that historians have been grappling with for a while.--We are all equal as long as we are white and male.  How come that made sense in the 18th century?)  So my humorous theory about why guys weren't allowed to see their women give birth is that if the patriarchal doctors allowed them to watch their women give birth the myth of male superiority would vanish.  Men would know that many many women are mentally stronger than they are and can endure pain which would have caused most men to curl up in a little ball and whine for their mother.  How could you deny them the vote?  Men had to go!

My wife Jaylene is my hero and she is stronger than me.  I have not doubts about that!

Erik