Good Grief no wonder we marched in the streets.
#43
"Over the cooler months of the year, you should light a fire for him to unwind by"
Somehow I think my husband would have a hard time unwinding with all the fire sirens, since we don't have a fireplace...
What really ticks me off the most here (well, aside from the "don't complain even if he stays out all night" ) is how they act like being a homemaker is so easy and stress free - all the stress and contribution to the family is attributed to the man who works. As a SAHM to two kids, I can tell you that that is not true!
Somehow I think my husband would have a hard time unwinding with all the fire sirens, since we don't have a fireplace...
What really ticks me off the most here (well, aside from the "don't complain even if he stays out all night" ) is how they act like being a homemaker is so easy and stress free - all the stress and contribution to the family is attributed to the man who works. As a SAHM to two kids, I can tell you that that is not true!
#44
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My mother worked, but she still had remnants of that mentality. However, I was the one expected to do the dusting and vacuuming, plus get dinner started, when I got home from school. My brother, of course, never had to do anything (I was also the one who helped our father work on the car!) :roll: It sure put me off housekeeping for life ;-)
#45
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Where did you find this?
I know this is simplistic, and not all women experienced this but, I know I we still have a long way to go when I hear women say " My husband lets me....." you fill in the blank. Our daughters and granddaughters need to know the past to create their futures, and to know that as recent as fifty years ago there were laws on the books that a woman who was pregnant outside of marriage could be incarcerated as a threat to public morals. Women were jailed for having a "love child". What an irony that is. I think the best thing we can do for our children, male or female is to teach them critical thinking. Enough, I will get off the soap box.
#46
Originally Posted by Eddie
Wow, I really like that! It is so full of truth! :)
#47
Originally Posted by akrogirl
My mother worked, but she still had remnants of that mentality. However, I was the one expected to do the dusting and vacuuming, plus get dinner started, when I got home from school. My brother, of course, never had to do anything (I was also the one who helped our father work on the car!) :roll: It sure put me off housekeeping for life ;-)
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Originally Posted by Eddie
Wow, I really like that! It is so full of truth! :)
hahahahahah :-D :-D
#49
Originally Posted by JudyG
Originally Posted by Eddie
Wow, I really like that! It is so full of truth! :)
#50
Originally Posted by DebsShelties
Sadly I think there are some women who believe this is the best way to have a family, they were brought up thinking this.
One is not their own person, they are robotic instead.
One is not their own person, they are robotic instead.
I make sure our home is comfortable, we rarely argue, and I enjoy cooking for my husband. I am by no means a robot, I do have a mind of my own. We choose to live on an equal footing in our marriage.
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