Return of the 1950s housewife?

Adelaide Now ^ | December 31, 2008 | Kylie Hansen

[CE2949BB]

She sews, cooks, knits, gardens and raises chooks. The housewife is back – with younger women embracing traditional domestic crafts in droves, new figures show.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Haha - you realize you’re thinking of my Mother, right? lol

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Oh you poor man... lol. I even chill my husband’s beer mugs... we’ve been married for 24 years - in fact, I’ve spent half of my life with my husband.

[CE2949BB]

Haha - you realize you’re thinking of my Mother, right? lol

Well, no, I kinda ignored that part. :P

Any woman, between the ages of 18 and 30, will do. :)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Haha - yeah, she’s a little out of that range...heck, I’M a little out of that range! lol

[ought-six]

“Oh you poor man...”

:) My whole point is that I love her just the way she is. She’s s a real human being, no pretensions, no airs, etc. I would have divorced her years ago if she were a Stepford Wife.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I really was joking - I"m glad you have a good marriage. I worked for many years and helped pay for our business - now I work AT home, instead of for someone else. We both love that.

I do pamper my husband, but he pampers me as well - it works great for us.

[Texas_shutterbug]

"I recently went to a funeral for a 55-year-old woman with a college degree. She stayed at home after marriage. While she had been healthy up until the day she died, they really didn’t have much to talk about her life and I think it was a bit of a waste."

I doubt they would have had more to talk about had she been in the workforce.

Besides, I'm the stay-at-home parent (a mom) in this household, and I have many more thing to talk about than my husband does. I'm interested in more subjects including politics, government, the economy, etc.. He's a dutiful citizen who votes every election, but would never "waste time" on this board. :)

Anyway, most guys I know who think like you do really don't want their wives to stop working because the guys don't want to give up the expensive trips, cars, boats, and other toys that men generally like. I had a friend who almost divorced her husband because he wanted her to work and pay for extravagances when she wanted to be home with their kids. They ended up in counselling - where he quickly saw what a selfish bastard he was. (He's turned out to be pretty top notch, too. :) )

[Puddleglum]

As long as it's not SCRAPBOOKING, Mrs. Othniel can engage in whatever crafts she wants.

Scrapbooking is the art of making your life seem cuter and more memorable/brag-worthy than it really is.

[NinoFan]

Any woman, between the ages of 18 and 30, will do. :)

Any woman? *Resists urge to post vomit-inducing pics*

[CE2949BB]

Any woman? *Resists urge to post vomit-inducing pics*

Any woman from FR that knows how to pretty herself up.

[Tax-chick]

In no way am I putting down ironing.

I didn't think you were.

[Colvin]

When I got home on Wednesday my stay at home wife had shoveled about 100 pounds of Chicken manuer out of the chicken house, cleaned it up real nice. Took her about 2 hours, on top of all the other things she does.
Mean while I sat on my backside at work, talking to customers.

I think my day was easier.

[CE2949BB]

Scrapbooking is the art of making your life seem cuter and more memorable/brag-worthy than it really is.

MySpace for the geriatric generation.

[PERKY2004]

In 2003, my wonderful husband asked me to quit my job, stay home and "just be a wife" for a while. After much thought, consideration and planning, I agreed. It was one of the best decisions that I've ever made. I am now a "happy housewife" ... and proudly keep the household running smoothly so that my husband can focus on his career and what he is doing. (He is a combat pilot, by the way, recently returned from his fifth deployment to Iraq.)

No, I'm not a stay-at-home mom ... I'm a 43-year-old stay-at-home WIFE. While in many ways our marriage is a partnership ... it is so much more than that. To us, it's a 3-way covenant between God, my husband, and myself. Neither my husband nor I miss the hours and hours I used to spend working (and stressing) and being away from home ... and we've adjusted our lifestyle to accommodate living on just his military income. As to helping with the family finances ... don't you worry about us. We paid off our mortgage before I quit my job.... and I am frugal, enterprising, thrifty and we are 100% debt free.

And, no, my three college degrees aren't being wasted. I practiced law for nearly 15 years before becoming a happy housewife -- with most of those years in the public service. And now I am free to devote my energy, my efforts, my time, my training and my skills to keeping a home as well as to helping non-profit groups in my community.

I care not what people say about my life once I'm dead. What I do care about is what my wonderful husband thinks of me NOW ... and how I am measuring up in God's eyes.

[JenB]

In late April :)

[wombtotomb]

I am surprised that no one pointed out the obvious reason for the new generation wanting to stay home. They are the ones who grew up without mom and dad at home. They know it stinks to come home to an empty house, and they are preventing their children from experiencing it.

Working moms were a failed experiement, and I hope the trend continues. The last couple of generations that moms were focused on working outside the home, the children have become unruly, spoiled, and promiscuous. I think the kids that grew up this way, long for the days of Leave it to beaver a lot more than those who were lucky enough to be raised in it.
Thank God, maybe there IS hope!

[Jeff Chandler]

[CE2949BB]

Oh, yeah! >:)

[Raul Raul]

[AZLiberty]

With current life expectancies, more than half of a woman's adult life is after the children are grown up. You can have it all -- sequentially.

Having a family and raising children is not a waste, it's a choice.