"We don 't believe in that [WOHM]"

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Registered: 11-11-2005
"We don 't believe in that [WOHM]"
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Mon, 01-09-2006 - 11:31am

On Friday, as I was driving hom from work, I stumbled across an interview with the wife of the one surviving miner from the collapse in WVa. In the course of the interview, someone asked her if she worked.

Her response was that they don't believe in that. She explained that her husband was very proud of the fact that he was the sole supporter of the family, and that he didn't need her help in supporting them. She explained that they just don't believe in women working after they have kids and husbands, and that they believe her place is at home with the kids.

My heart really goes out to her, and this post isn't about her, but about the sentiment that women shouldn't work because their place is at home. And being a real man, even if it means working in dangerous conditions, long hours, holding two jobs and being a step away from poverty at every turn, means that your wife doesn't work.

I suppose this is the first time that I've heard someone, not a movie character or a character in a book, express this sentiment. I don't understand why anyone would be proud to limit their spouse's potential. Or why be proud that you live right on the poverty line?

If they didn't see the dangers of their POV before, surely that entire community, and even the whole country, has now seen the risk that we talk about on here all the time, the risk that suddenly the SAHM will need to find a way to financially support the family. I wonder if anyone will re-think what they believe in.

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Registered: 11-11-2005
Where did you apologize to me? I missed that.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Lol, and you arent a regular?

Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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Registered: 03-27-2003

Spoken like someone who doesnt have a teenager.

Just remember-you eat a lot of crow when you become a parent.

dj

Dj

"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~

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Registered: 08-22-2005
Again you state you KNOW your child will lie tied to the statement, "he *will* respect me." You have a VERY odd notion of respect.

Karen


"We are told that in , "cattle and sheep outnumber people by the millions." Which is why we're here, I suspect, given that cattle and sheep don't post spoilers on the internet, or if they do, they all just say things like, "Moo moo moo, moo! MMM! Moooo, moo. MMMMM, moo


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, The Amazing Race Finale

Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005

Are you saying that some people don't deserve defense attorneys? I would blame the prosecuting attorneys in the OJ case and what about SP? He was found guilty, wasn't he?

No, apparently this country is just about ready to toss the entire Bill of Rights out the window. Did you see the poll where fully HALF the respondents think warrantless searches are acceptable if someone "thinks" the target might have terrorist ties?

Bush and his cronies are turning this place into a facist state and half the countryside is basically saluting Il Duce.

Karen


"We are told that in , "cattle and sheep outnumber people by the millions." Which is why we're here, I suspect, given that cattle and sheep don't post spoilers on the internet, or if they do, they all just say things like, "Moo moo moo, moo! MMM! Moooo, moo. MMMMM, moo


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, The Amazing Race Finale

Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 11-12-2003
That one's pretty bad. I'm still pretty ticked about the whole no-knock drug raid thing with warrants that don't even have names on them. Or when they go in the wrong house.. with smoke bombs and full riot gear. For a pound or two of pot. Or the eminent domain ruling that pretty much says that now they can take our property for whatever reason they dang well please. I'm not very happy with anything right now. :)
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Registered: 08-22-2005

If I remember correctly, isn't it that defense attorneys bill time but Plaintiff attorney do not? Just curious.

and then there's an entire country full of lawyers who are neither defense attorneys *or* plaintiff attorneys who may or may not bill hours, but with all your experience in law, I'm sure you already know that and forgetting to even mention them at all was just a horrendous and embarrassing oversight on your part.

Karen


"We are told that in , "cattle and sheep outnumber people by the millions." Which is why we're here, I suspect, given that cattle and sheep don't post spoilers on the internet, or if they do, they all just say things like, "Moo moo moo, moo! MMM! Moooo, moo. MMMMM, moo


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, The Amazing Race Finale

Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-22-2005
Really? Cuz, my kid's grown and I don't work during the day. Maybe you need to reserve your comments for your own situation.

Karen


"We are told that in , "cattle and sheep outnumber people by the millions." Which is why we're here, I suspect, given that cattle and sheep don't post spoilers on the internet, or if they do, they all just say things like, "Moo moo moo, moo! MMM! Moooo, moo. MMMMM, moo


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, The Amazing Race Finale

Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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Registered: 08-22-2005

Since M3T is a WOHM

Naw, she got fired from that job.

Karen


"We are told that in , "cattle and sheep outnumber people by the millions." Which is why we're here, I suspect, given that cattle and sheep don't post spoilers on the internet, or if they do, they all just say things like, "Moo moo moo, moo! MMM! Moooo, moo. MMMMM, moo


Miss Alli @ TelevisionWithoutPity, The Amazing Race Finale

Karen

"Veronica: "I hate fake deer too. Every time I see their stupid fake-deer faces I want to grab a shotgun and go all Cheney on 'em." Sure, but since fake deer don't talk, they won't

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