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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Neither or you. So why are you so convinced everyone else is wrong? Why aren't you admitting other people have
How does his plan (or lack thereof) to retire change if you divorce? Does it mean he may need to work even longer than if you stayed married?
And if you don't mind, what did you like about your dh when you first got together? Could you give us something good about him so we don't keep thinking you were a dolt for having married him in the first place?
<<I don't recall reading that she thinks she is setting a great example for her children. >>
Oh...my...God.
If you have so little comprehension of what it is we're debating here, I recommend you sit in the corner and don't come out trying to slap everyone down for something you know absolutely nothing about.
If I had a dime for every time CLW has tooted her own "I am a wonderful role model" horn I could retire.
outside_the_box_mom
Read her posts.
I don't know about you, but I personally subscribe to the theory that a marriage is made up to two people. And when that marriage disintergrates, it's the fault of both people. CLW/GK keeps bringing her personal life to this board. Don't fault the rest of us for questioning her choices. It's a DEBATE board. If she wants support, I'm sure iV has a divorce support board.
outside_the_box_mom
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