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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I almost always agree with plenty of the other posters who are less understanding.
Mondo
What posts are you reading?
<<It's hard enough going through this wihtout all the idiots claiming it's my fault and that I should just accept him as he is and deal with it.>>
Not one person has said that. Not once, not in any post, not in any thread.
<<You seem to be one of only a few who realize that a smoke free home for my kids is an entitlement not something I should have to earn by putting out.>>
That is beyond bizarre. It's not even close to what anyone has said. Where do you come UP with this stuff?
Posters here are unreal. They call me an idiot for staying married to him and then turn around and call me an idiot for divorcing him. Whatever. There usually is more to it than what you hear on a bb. I haven't posted our entire life together. Sadly, I've come close to this point before but for reasons stuck it out. I could have saved myself a lot of greif if I'd just given up years ago. But then I wouldn't have two beautiful little girls would I?
Thanks for trying to understand. You're one of only a few here.
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