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I'm not a huge bacon fan and he doesn't love bread. Therefore, he brings home the bacon and I am the breadwinner. Neither of us mere humans actually rule our household. We own a parrot for that.
I am the head of the household in my family. I work full time to support my family - wife, 2 young children (boy and girl). My wife is a stay at home mother ( I consider this a full time job too! She does what I could not do!), and she has a part time job as a wedding planner she does from home and sometimes on weekends. It's tough sometimes financially with only one parent working, but it is a blessing to have my wife home with our young children. And, I could never, ever be a stay at home Dad, I don't know how men do this!!
Well usually the husband is because he should be lord of the manor and king of his castle. He usually brings more of the bacon home and he is definatly a breadwinner then
Well usually the husband is because he should be lord of the manor and king of his castle. He usually brings more of the bacon home and he is definatly a breadwinner then
hey you're making me hungry with all this bread and bacon talk.
They're very expensive to maintain, not to mention the property taxes due. Most castle and manor owners these days rent part of the building out to vacationers, to help pay the bills. They're horrifically expensive to heat in winter, too, as you might imagine. Those impossibly high ceilings, vast drawing rooms, etc. Very impractical.
Well I was blessed that I never had to take a job outside the home was able be a full time wife and mother to our children for the last 34 years, we are empty-nest and retired ... Saying all that my husband never belittled me or treated me as second class for my choice , in fact he supported it... I still attended art classes at the college with his support , I had and have my freedom still to do what I want outside my husband and likewise. As for him being the breadwinner it was always viewed as our money!...
Well to each her own but some women would not consider that being blessed. My mom was miserable being a SAHM. She made the rest of the family miserable too. Once I was old enough at age 14 to watch my sister of age 7 and my older sister was old enough to keep an eye on me at age 18 my mom went back to work part time. Older sister and I took turns watching younger sister if we had after school activities and my mom was home just an hour or two after school was out.
The extra income was nice but the best part is that she was so much happier than she was when she was staying home all the time.
As to being "in charge" or a breadwinner, even when she didn't work, my mom and dad were always equals. They both made decisions as to regarding the family. This was back in the 50's so maybe they were ahead of their time but I don't think that even then every family had a tyrannical head of household who called all the shots any more than every household today is completely equal.
Well usually the husband is because he should be lord of the manor and king of his castle.
And here's his throne.
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