Listen ladies, you maybe be able to fool some guys but you can't fool me. I'm not going to fall for women's lines of "its so draining to take care of a baby all day" or "I'm so worn out from the baby, I can't cook dinner". No...I don't think so. You women grow up playing with baby dolls pretending they are real. You enjoy babies and you enjoy taking care of them. To you women its fun to dress your baby up, hold him, or breastfeed him. Do you actually consider it work to get up at night to take care of your crying baby, when all along its what you want to do anyway? Then you use excuses like taking care of the baby has drained you of your energy to clean up the house. That is ridiculous. Its like little boys coming inside after building a fort and his mom telling him to clean his room and he says he just is too exhausted from building the fort. That is bull. You know it isn't work for women because you are wired that way. For men, it would be, but not for women.
2006-12-20 07:54:44 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I agree and disagree. My first child was more draining because I never had any "real" baby experience. Once my 2nd was born..I had a system, and it worked out better. Its very hard with every three hour feedings, Dr's visits, teething etc. House cleaning, cooking etc is something time management can cure. I am a mother of two, wife, FT office manager etc..and I do more before 8am then some do all day. Some woman feel that is all they should do...but its not. But to say its bull is not correct either. Choose the right woman, and this won't be a factor. This is a job that comes with no vacation time, sick time, extra pay, no room for advancement, and once they get older...your life still does not become your own because " a mother's job is till out last breath. I hope your just upset as your venting...if not I feel really bad for you to think a doll is the same as a living, breathing life.
2006-12-20 08:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by jshorePR 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i very much do think its work! Why dont you get up at night and take care of the baby , or stay home i would rather work instead! Let you stay home if you did you would very quickly change your mind because you have to change its Dipper watch it all day never get a chance to rest or anything! your whole day consist of staring at a baby(talk about boring) seeing if it doesn't get into anything that with kill him whereas work you can actually spend time with other people and it will be better than having a headache because the baby was screaming all day Now I'm not a really good writer so i don't care if i missed any commas or what not so there ya go buh bye
2006-12-20 08:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Nicole S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You must not have any children, do you? What you are saying is a bunch of crap and you probably just decreased you chances of dating and marriage. But seriously lets say your wired to be a musician or an artist it still takes work and takes alot out of you to be good at it doesn't it? It is the same thing with parenting by the Dad or the Mom. You are resposible for that childs well being, that right there is stressful. Wether women are wired that way doesn't matter. I love taking care of my daughter but it is still work. Try helping your significant other if you have one for a change then maybe she will have a little more time for you.
2006-12-20 08:02:40 · answer #3 · answered by Esoteric 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are a male chauvinist pig...Playing with a doll is NOTHING like taking care of a baby. No I never used this excuse, because I didn't have to, I worked and had kids and had to do it all myself because he didn't care whether it was done at all and I was too tired to move most of the time........ Not every person on earth heals the same from having a baby. Some women are very anemic after birth and never know until they are TOTALLY exhausted. Some women suffer from postpartum depression, which makes you VERY tired and lacking in energy. If you want the house cleaned so much, why don't you do it???????????????????????????????????????????????
2006-12-20 07:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth L 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Age old question... simple answer huge double standard. Not just with clothes but anything considered feminine, young boys learn quickly any interest in cooking, sewing, dance etc = sissy which is very negative, however a girl who like sports, to get dirty and rough house is a "tom boy" and that does not have such a negative connotation as a boy being labeled "sissy". Most clothes are unisex but men are not allowed to show any form of femininity. What if a man wears a sweatshirt tennis shoes and jeans, but the sweat shirt has a floral pattern is he cross-dressing? I think some/many would say yes. A women with the same outfit and her sweatshirt has a sports team on it, is she cross-dressing? most i think would say no...double standard
2016-03-29 01:43:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know how hard it is to take of a child? A little baby can't do anything for him/herself you have to do everything for him/her humans have needs and you have to be responsable for giving the needs. It's very difficult your a guy so you wouldn't be able to understand that. A doll isn't like a human. your an a s s h o l e Some women don't hardly sleep at all the first few months of a babys life. Wakin up in the middle countless times, feeding, burping, changing.
2006-12-20 08:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by Stephanie 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is it work? Of course it's work. It's a labor of love to raise kids. It's both physically and mentally straining, even after they are grown. But it is also the most rewarding work because the payment is pure love. Very rarely did I ever have the excuse that I was too tired to clean or cook, and I worked a full time job when my children were small. But lets note one thing here, my husband, their father, considered it his pleasure to also take care of the kids. He loved to take the kids to the park on Saturday and let me do the house cleaning. He'd give me a couple of hours and come home to a shiny house. We would then go together, with the kids, and get groceries. This was our weekly routine. On Sunday mornings, he would dress one while I dressed our other child and we would all go to church, then spend the afternoon together. I miss those times. He never considered it work to watch his own children and he never called it "babysitting" either. I'm very proud of the children we raised!!!
2006-12-20 08:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by cowboys21angel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course it tons of work, are you insane! From watching all my family and friends with there babies, It's definitely not easy. Having a baby should not be taken lightly, nor rearing him/her. Its a totally life changing experience. I don't even have kids, but I'm not stupid enough to think that it would be a walk in the park.
In response to your "women are wired to care for their children" theory. I don't consider it wiring, more conditioning. Growing up, girls are given dolls, and boys trucks. Not to mention girls being more drawn to their mother, as boys to there fathers. We watch and help our mothers care for younger siblings, and most of us want to one day share those same learned experiences with our children. Its not simply dressing and holding them. Your a parent, which requires an extreme amount of love, patience, and responsibility. Babies don't stay babies forever, your responsible for the happiness and welfare of a life other than you own. A good man and father would realize this.
Please don't make any babies anytime soon. : ) Seriously.
2006-12-20 08:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by miaalyse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So breastfeeding is enjoyable now??....last I heard it was like a torture chamber. Seriously, comparing playing with a plastic doll at age 5 to being the sole caregiver for a needy infant or toddler is asinine. Of course it should be considered work...just like when men go to the office and have their secretaries to everything for them and call it work (ok I take that back, I'm sinking to your level now). Men and women work hard. Raising kids is hard work, just like being a high powered attorney is hard work. It's just different work. Maybe a woman stays home to nurture her child and cut down on ridiculous daycare costs. Which is part of the reason it costs so much, b/c its HARD WORK!!!
2006-12-20 08:02:49 · answer #9 · answered by cudancegirl1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a LOT to learn. I hope you are not married, and certainly hope you have no babies on the way. Taking care of a baby is very tiring, even though it is done with love, it is still tiring, plus during all this, the Mother is trying to recuperate from having had the baby. There is a very old saying, "A man works from sun to sun, A womans work is never done".
2006-12-20 07:59:23 · answer #10 · answered by NAN G 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋