I do not do those house wife things. (marriage, women, husband)

[Mt-7]

I sadly heard a beautiful gal at church today say she is getting divorced.
"He expects me to cook and clean and do those wife things" I thought how sad, I just kept quiet because I really was astounded.
What do you think?
I always worked full time, cooked,cleaned,kept the house moving along. Worked nights if I needed to. What I wanted was a happy home. Maybe I did more than my share but who is keeping a list?
Have we raised a generation of women who will never know the satisfaction of dying a little to oneself?

[mommytotwo]

Originally Posted by Mt-7

Have we raised a generation of women who will never know the satisfaction of dying a little to oneself?

I was following right along until this part

[Mt-7]

well it just means putting others before yourself

[artemis agrotera]

Originally Posted by Mt-7

well it just means putting others before yourself

as long as it's a two way street. No problem.

[stepka]

When I was a SAHM I did a lot of those housewife things: I made my own curtains, kept a big garden and goats and chickens, made breakfast and dinner every day, sometimes with homemade bread and punched anyone in the eye if they called me "Martha." Now I work FT and have let a lot of that shyt go. And my husband is divorcing me, but not b/c of that.

[Nite Ryder]

Gee, I must really be screwed up. I thought a wife was supposed to do those wife things. I don't think my wife would want me to hire a maid to do her wife things, not all of them anyway...

[glastron_79]

House wife things...sounds like words from someone 20+ yrs older than me. This is definitely generational lingo.

I'm not a house wife. I'm a wife, mother and work a FT job outside the home.

On the other hand, my husband is unemployed and home with the kids at the time. So, perhaps he should be doing those house husband things...

What do you think?

I learned that I can't continue to make endless sacrifices to please others and make them happy. Especially when it wasn't reciprocated.

[glastron_79]

Originally Posted by stepka

When I was a SAHM I did a lot of those housewife things: I made my own curtains, kept a big garden and goats and chickens, made breakfast and dinner every day, sometimes with homemade bread and punched anyone in the eye if they called me "Martha." Now I work FT and have let a lot of that shyt go. And my husband is divorcing me, but not b/c of that.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

You brought back memories of when I used to bake three loaves of bread per week. I tried doing all that "house wifey" stuff until DH said he didn't care about baked cookies and bread. Me working and bringing home $ was more important. So, that's exactly what I do now.

[Mt-7]

But you know marriage is never 50/50

[Mt-7]

Originally Posted by stepka

When I was a SAHM I did a lot of those housewife things: I made my own curtains, kept a big garden and goats and chickens, made breakfast and dinner every day, sometimes with homemade bread and punched anyone in the eye if they called me "Martha." Now I work FT and have let a lot of that shyt go. And my husband is divorcing me, but not b/c of that.

Well hopefully you found some happiness in doing those things.
Sorry about your divorce, I do not mean to offend.