Posted on 08/29/2007 2:18:39 AM PDT by Caipirabob
A few years ago, my husband, Mark, and I were at one of those hip downtown restaurants sipping mojitos and nibbling on lime-spiked seviche when one of my bosses appeared from a cloud of Cuban-cigar smoke and patted my shoulder. When I introduced him to Mark, he naturally asked what he did for a living. We both froze.
"I do some freelancing," Mark said.
"He studied film at NYU," I said at the same time.
Mark looked at me and shrugged. "I stay home with our daughter," he said, as my colleague quietly balked.
"He makes it possible for me to do my job," I said, laughing. But inside, I was mortified. Technically, I had it all back then, including a gorgeous toddler and a cool job.
What I didn't have was a husband I felt proud of.
(Excerpt) Read more at lifestyle.msn.com ...
So...
What’s the one thing missing from this whole story?
Love.
The only thing she says she loves was her job...
Holy crap, what a nightmare.
My wife and I have been married for fifteen years as of December. She works for our family business; I am a writer and work from home. Baby Chan goes to the office with Mommy (and Grandma), but after she gets home I take the baby. While she unwinds a bit, I get to spend time with Baby Chan, fooling around on his play mat with him, going for walks, and so forth. Mommy is a gourmet cook, so after her down time she whips up a light supper. Then we all eat dinner together and Mommy and I talk about our day.
After dinner, I tidy up the kitchen while Mommy folds laundry or combs the cat or some similar light chore. (We share supervision of Baby Chan during this time.) Finally, about 9:00, I shift to pajamas, give the Tater Tot a light sponge bath, strap a fresh diaper on him, put him in his PJs, and we go to bed. He usually grabs my finger and falls asleep in his co-sleeper crib within ten minutes or so. I lie in our big bed next to his little bed with my arm stretched over to where he sleeps, listening to him breathe; meanwhile, Mommy brushes her teeth and jammies up. Then she comes to bed, I get up, and my work day recommences until two or three in the morning or so. (I take a brief nap in the mornings to make up for lost winks.)
Everything we do here at Chez Chan is a team effort. Despite my status as a work-at-home dad, my wife respects me as a man, and if anything we have become closer since our son was born. (We spend Saturday mornings lying in bed together, chatting and playing with the baby.) If there’s a happier guy on Earth than me, I’ve never heard of him.
And the reason I’m happy? Because I married a real woman, a woman with a kind and loving heart, a woman who knows that a family is a team and not a selfish, preening harpy like the one who wrote the article.
Thank you, God.
And people wonder why American men marry Asian women...
What a waste of ANYONE's life, male or female. Especially translating the writings of an obscure Chilean communist poet.
Wikipedia says he won a Nobel Prize for literature. I must be one of those ignorant conservatives that liberals always like to gloat over, because I never heard of him, but then I hate poetry, too. I'm a real Neanderthal - not like the stay at home dads the author is attracted to.
Women are now liberated. They can be anything they want.
American women should be deliriously happy.
A woman's husband is now just a footnote on her resume' if she is not too embarrassed by his work status to even mention his existence to others.
“Pretentious”
Yes.
Thank you.
That’s the word I was looking for.
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The purpose of MARXISM is to destroy Western civilization.
¨Feminism¨ is merely one word among many used to disguise the real philosophy driving the Marxist movement. Among others are the words: liberal, progressive, leftist, socialist, environmentalist, liberation theologists etc.
We must open our eyes! We are fighting a philosophical civil war and we MUST win this!
The first step is to use the words that fit.
WTF is a “mojito”?
Beta husbands? I thought they were all VHS.
bump for later
He’s now a Master Beta.
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I would call it feminist ¨Theology¨. And,,,please remember that feminism is merely a subset of Marxism. The goal is to destroy freedom and Western Civilization.
Our government schools are our nation´s most immediate and MOST serious threat! I seriously mean this.
We can survive a nuclear suitcase bomb. We can overcome another Great Depression, oil embargo, or even World War III. BUT,,,,,We can NOT survive if the Marxists who have thoroughly and completely infested every corner of government education succeed in indoctrination the next generation of voters.
Government schools, colleges, and universities are the Marxists most effective and important weapon in its fight against Western Civilization.
Solution: PERMANENTLY shut down every government K-12 school. Then work tirelessly to purge our colleges and universities of Marxist traitors and their Useful Idiots, and-or open new ones.
Sexist remark alert!
In my experience, most young women (20s and 30s) know exactly what they want.....until they get it.
Dr. Laura says it best:
“I know some of you women really enjoy dominating your husbands... running every part of their lives... but one day ladies, you will NEED A MAN. If you did not Marry one, you will not have one when you need him”!
LLS
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No, it makes you a malignant narcissist.
Excellent term for it.
She just wants herself with male instrumentation.
These fantasy thoughts about rhubarb pie and whatnot just churn my stomach. “oh, I’m so enlightened, it takes 5 minutes just to describe what we’re eating, it’s got double curry, apple twisty-goo, with a julip swirl of double mocha sprinkled with pre-masticulated bean sprouts”, look at me!
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