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I'd like to do the married with children thing one day and I would like to be their primary caregiver, so I'd rather he work while I stayed home with the house and kids. That being said.. even without a job I have another steady source of income so the financial burden wouldn't solely depend on his pay. Actually he could probably do whatever he wanted job wise... as long as he was out and not under foot 24/7.
We all know the concept of a SAHM has always been a thing, but women, would you honestly be okay being married to a SAHD? Say you were the one with a great career and he did do all the cleaning, cooking, errands, child care and everything that SAHMs do, would you be fine with it?
Honestly no, I wouldn't. I think men should be providers.
As per usual on these kinds of threads the complete lack of life experience and understanding in general rears its uninformed head.
This time it's just pointed toward dads instead of moms.
What's up Chow? Women traditionally were usually stay at home parent. Some like the tradition, some wouldn't have an issue being the bread winner.
When these threads are about women staying home with the kids are posted by men... some have the same attitude in regards to to her sitting on her butt while he's out earning the dough.... some don't
I am curious as to where " complete lack of life experience and understanding" comes into play? What am I missing?
But, but feminism, empowerment, girl power.................yet it still comes down to the bolded LOL
I'm not a feminist or an SJW. I'm willing to work and provide as well, but I just can't see myself busting my tail for fifty hours a week while my husband sits at home. If it works for others, more power to them.
Even if as a result of him "staying home" you rarely, if ever, had to do laundry or go grocery shopping or had to waste a vacation day waiting for the furnace guy to come fix the furnace or to take the cat to the vet? I would be so up for that.
I never felt that my working full time and more absolved me from chores, errands, child care or handyman duties at home. That's part of providing too, and part of family life.
What's up Chow? Women traditionally were usually stay at home parent. Some like the tradition, some wouldn't have an issue being the bread winner.
When these threads are about women staying home with the kids are posted by men... some have the same attitude in regards to to her sitting on her butt while he's out earning the dough.... some don't
I am curious as to where " complete lack of life experience and understanding" comes into play? What am I missing?
People who think that staying at home with the kids is "sitting on their butt" and other similar sentiments. It's hard work doing the stay at home thing running the house and dealing with a couple of kids. It's a full time job, you can't call in sick or whatever.
There are a lot of variables that go into this decision that some couples make, it's way more involved than someone just sitting on their ass all day watching soaps as some would tend to think.
Never once did I get to "sit" at home when I was watching the kids and taking care of the house. With two kids it was a constant struggle just to keep up with everything I personally had to do for myself, let alone them and whatever the household needed on top of the kids needs.
People have this idea that because you are in the home it means sitting on the sofa relaxing and living it up on anothers dime.
I suppose if you have zero responsibility or ambition and your idea of taking care of the kids is looking if they are still alive every so often, life might be pretty easy going...
Most people have a little more going on in life though
Never once did I get to "sit" at home when I was watching the kids and taking care of the house. With two kids it was a constant struggle just to keep up with everything I personally had to do for myself, let alone them and whatever the household needed on top of the kids needs.
People have this idea that because you are in the home it means sitting on the sofa relaxing and living it up on another dime.
I suppose if you have zero responsibility or ambition and your idea of taking care of the kids is looking if they are still alive every so often, life might be pretty easy going...
Most people have a little more going on in life though
I've never had kids but I got enough common sense to know that it's a tough job at times, unless you're just throwing a happy meal at them and letting Dora the Explorer keep them busy. I mean that sorta of thing works here and there but on a serious note it's a challenge for sure.
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