I have never understood how sacrificing the most valuable thing you have--time--for the benefit of some corporation is a worthwhile use of your talents. On the contrary, it just sucks the energy out of you and prevents you from having the time to truly use your talents.
Here's an example. I love art. I have a little talent. I'd like to spend some time painting pictures. I'd also like to do some more writing for publication. I want to learn how to play the classical guitar, take dressage lessons, take some courses in history, volunteer at a favorite charity. None of these are things you can really make a living at, so they have to be for "spare" time. When I was younger and a stay-at-home mom, I had time for that stuff, and I did a lot of it side-by-side with my kids. Now I'm working all day, and when I get off work I have errands to run, dinner to make, homework to help with, cleaning and laundry to do. By the time I get done with everything that needs to be done, it's 11 p.m. and I'm flat on my face. My talents are being wasted and the corporation is getting the best of me, not my family. This is not a good thing for the family, only for the company.
Marriage should be a partnership; women need to pitch in and help with the family finances (and men need to help with housework).
Agreed, marriage should be a partnership. But the stay-at-home mom is helping with the family finances when she takes care of the children, housekeeping, cooking, shopping, laundry, chores, errands, and the myriad other functions that keep a family running. The family then doesn't have to pay to have someone cut the grass, or supervise the children, or tutor them in their homework, or wallpaper the bathroom. This is her contribution, and it's very valuable and would be quite costly to replace. Running a family is a full-time job, and if the woman is working outside the house she has two jobs to do.
Perhaps Tazlo has been brainwashed, like many these days, that being a housewife is a waste of talent and no contribution.
marriage should be a partnership. But the stay-at-home mom is helping with the family finances when she takes care of the children, housekeeping, cooking, shopping, laundry, chores, errands, and the myriad other functions that keep a family running. The family then doesn’t have to pay to have someone cut the grass, or supervise the children, or tutor them in their homework, or wallpaper the bathroom. This is her contribution, and it’s very valuable and would be quite costly to replace. Running a family is a full-time job, and if the woman is working outside the house she has two jobs to do.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!
You hit the nail on the head. Most of my friends either are divorced from their husbands or getting a divorce. Fact is, after a few years they all realize that if they can earn a paycheck, do all the house work and raising of the kids, what the hell do they need a man for?
Men are becoming obsolete and i have to say i think its something that these younger men are asking for. Most of them have the attitude that women should work outside the house and contribute financially 50/50 but the men aren’t offering to help 50/50 with the house work.