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 just don't understand how it could become the catalyst for divorce after nearly a decade. It just seems like if you were going to divorce because you felt the smoking was an issue it would have happened sooner. After all, if it were a big enough issue to divorce over in 2004 why wouldn't it have been an equally big issue for you to divorce over 8 or 9 years ago? So I am not having trouble understanding why ALL OF A SUDDEN it became a divorceable offense.
Jenna
FTR, no one I know IRL thinks it's my fault at all. In fact, most have been telling me to dump him for years starting with my mother who tried to get me to tear up the marriage license after the ceremony.
Yes, I've posted personal stuff but it's relevent to the debate. Unfortunately, people try to turn the debate personal when all it's intended to be is an example of a situation.
I understand the book being the catalyst. I don't necessarily agree with all your actions, but it's hard for me to say you are wrong because I am not there and haven't ever even observed you and him in the same room. No matter how many posts you make on the issue it is hard to really know what goes on based on internet posts. You can have an opinion based on what you have read, but that is not the same as KNOWING.
Jenna
Jenna
"Hasty conclusions are the mark of a fool" Sign in front of a church
Kristi
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