Comments on: Check Your Sexism At The Door Mister

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:19:45 +0000

OMG I am soooo with you on this. I can't even count how many times I've told the Husband to NOT call me in the middle of the day and ask what's for dinner. And yet, he still does it. WTH? P's me off even more. The other day I heard him tell the daughter to ask me what I'd be cooking. Geeeeze. JaniceÂ´s last blog post..Public Service Announcement

By: Shawna

Shawna — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:23:40 +0000

I am a little of both! I don’t mind doing these things WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT… but like you, when it becomes expected of me I REVOLT. Why am I supposed to always know where the remote is? And what am I a walking inventory–how the hell should I know if there is any fruit left in the bin or if his deodorant is empty? I do a lot around here with the kids, the finances, the schools, the groceries, the cooking–you get the picture–I am not going to be his mother that’s for sure… and I would like a partner on occasion too!

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By: kittenpie

kittenpie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:08:11 +0000

Oh, I'm the same. We generally don't do too badly on dividing up labour (or ignoring it altogether, ahem), so I don't have to feel that way often, though. My husband doesn't often seem to think something is just my job unless it is something that has fallen to me, while he does something else. he does the cooking and grocery shopping, for instance, while I do laundry and clean floors and bathrooms and he vacuums. kittenpieÂ´s last blog post..Little Ladies Who (Need) Lunch

By: MommyNamedApril

MommyNamedApril — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:03:27 +0000

I’m an attorney gone stay-at-home mom. I don’t always like being responsible for food, home, kids, etc. and often crave something a bit more intellectual – but it’s the role I chose and the benefits outweigh the burdens

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By: justmylife

justmylife — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:13:21 +0000

I guess I fall in to the 50s housewife department. But I don't like it and I gripe to no end about it. I do it all and I get all the blame if something is not done. Damn now you have gone and made me mad and my husband and children will have to pay for being such slobs and such pains in my tail! heh!! justmylifeÂ´s last blog post..The Guidance Counselor from Hell!

By: SciFi Dad

SciFi Dad — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:34:16 +0000

When she's not recovering from a c-section, my wife handles the bulk of the cleaning and laundry. Cooking duties are probably split 1/3 me 2/3 her. Most of this is a simple by-product of our arrangement: she's the at-home parent while I work outside the home. I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that the at-home parent take on more of the at-home tasks, but maybe that's because I'm not the at-home parent. I just figure it makes more sense for me to spend time with my kids when I get home from work than it does to have me scrubbing toilets or washing clothes. I don't think that makes me sexist, but I'm sure others will have different opinions. SciFi DadÂ´s last blog post..Check Your Sexism At The Door Mister

By: Brenda

Brenda — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:35 +0000

Wow. I’m shocked by how many women are so bitter about taking care of the home, children, and husband.
I am a stay at home mom. I cook, I clean, I take care of the house and the children, I cater to my husband, and I’m happy about it. It’s my job as a wife and mother.
This is what I should be doing, not just as a wife and mother, but as a Christian. The Bible tells us to submit to our husbands and to love them. Now I know many of you will cringe on that. But I firmly believe that the man is the head of the household and the wife should follow in his ways (so long as it’s not against God). I don’t agree with the whole women’s movement. People seem to forget that men and women ARE different, and there is a reason and a purpose for that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the man is the King of the house and all bow to him. By no means. But I’m saying that as a wife it’s my job and duty to take care of him and the house.
At any rate, I’m more than happy to be the wife and mother of the house, taking care of the house and children. I believe it’s a good environment for my children, and sets a good example.

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By: Haley-O

Haley-O — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:04:45 +0000

Omigosh, I just wrote a full tome here, and the comment didn't go through.... I'm too tired to rewrite.... Basically: I hate making his lunch. I cook clean feed ALL DAY. He doesn't pressure me. But, the guilt, oh the guilt. Asked him to make dinner the other weekend. He ordered pizza.... Haley-OÂ´s last blog post..Check Your Sexism At The Door Mister

By: samantha

samantha — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:45:41 +0000

I think my biggest complaint would be when I was working and I was expected to do all the household tasks as well. I mean, I was working 40+ hours a week and still expected to rush home and make the dinner and spend my weekends cleaning while he got to relax. Um. I don’t think so.

Now I still find it hard to do some of the tasks while I see him sitting down and relaxing. With a child constantly on my boob, another vying for attention, dishes to be washed and such, when do I get a chance to relax – ever. I am going 24/7 these days and he’s working 40 hours. I just don’t see how that’s fair.

God, I gripe a lot.

By: Amie

Amie — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:10:05 +0000

The roles in our house are completely reversed. I work a full-time job, and my husband stays home with the kids. It just happens to work out that way for us, since he still gets an income from home. We still share in the cooking responsibilities, though, and each do our own laundry and share the kid’s (or did, until my mother-in-law decided to start taking them to the laundramat with her every Sunday).

I was a stay-at-home mom with my daughter, though, and sometimes I do get a bit envious of the time he has with the kids that I don’t. And, on the other side of the coin, he gets envious of me and my time away, sometimes. But I’m really glad he has the opportunity to experience parenting from this perspective, and that the kids get so much time with him.