Traditional roles, Are they really....
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Traditional roles, Are they really....
| Tue, 09-21-2004 - 9:04am |
healthy for women or men? Let me just preface this by saying I have been living in a traditional role my entire married life. Dh brings home the paycheck and I raise the kids. This past weekend we came from a family gathering that involved all the women working and all of the men sitting and watching sports. Frankly, I am sick of it.I am completely wiped out after those things! I have four kids, two of which are 3 and 5 and need to be supervised, so I am working twice as hard! Just this morning dh told me not to buy anything without clearing it with him first....bleck! I am beginning to feel as if the kids get short changed when families are traditional. Dads don't interact with their kids as much as they should. Moms get to feel like a slave to their families. I am beginning to feel as if it is best for families if the mom at least works part time because then the dh can be more active in parenting and keeping up the household. This is sort of a vent but a debate as well. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.~Lisa

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It's not an issue of using sex as a weapon at all. It's an issue of being turned off. No, I am not going go force myself to go through the motions. That would be disgusting.
Disagreeing with yo u is not "reading into" what you've said. Sheesh.
Yes, I know it's your body. That doesn't make your POV less selfish or more condusive to a healthy relationship. And saying it's smart and giving to have sex when you don't feel like it isn't "expecting" you to do it any more than actually getting off your behind and doing something just because it pleases your spouse makes you a doormat.
Once again, the "men are clods" argument.
Sorry, that's just
BTW, the pot roast was *excellent.* If that is all it takes to keep DH happy, then I'll cook like that every day. :-)
Yum.
outside_the_box_mom
I used to date a smoker. Mouthwash works wonders.
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