Should men STILL be the bread winners, or is this honestly very fair to them? How do men feel quite honestly about this? Should we NOT expect for men to be our MAIN helpers and caregivers in our lives? Has it been time, a long time back, to "let that go"?
2007-02-14 23:14:28 · 4 answers · asked by ladyk 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
The beauty and strength of a long term personal relationship is that one party can back the other up, through thick and thin, for better or worse, in sickness and in health. Whoever makes the bucks, congratulate them! Maybe one worked in kitchens to help put the other through law school. Now that the one is in law school, the other can start a catering business, with their spouse as the silent partner. It is entirely likely that the cook was a man, and the woman the lawyer. So what?
2007-02-20 15:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by DW2020 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in a household where both parents worked, but my father worked in the early AM when my siblings and I were at school, and my mother worked in the afternoon, after my father got off work.
It worked out pretty well because we got to spend time with both of our parents, even if it wasn't at the same time. Both my father and my mother are very good parents, so I say it should depend on how the parent is.
If one parent is better working, let them work, as long as the other parent doesn't mind staying with the children. Or, if possible, both parents can work, like my parents did. But, no matter who works or who stays home with the children, you should always find time to spend with your family.
2007-02-15 00:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by xEllie13x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the women's liberation movement, there is one person we have forgotten and left behind...our men.
I think its unfair to say that a woman has the choice of staying at home or a career, and yet the man can't? I have seen a lot of Mr. Mom's that do a better job than many Mrs. Mom's, and yet society in general is extremely nasty to towards the stay-at-home dad (as opposed to guilting the stay-at-home mom).
I think as a couple, when they have children and one is able to stay home, the person better suited to working should work, while the one better suited to staying at home should stay at home. While in the case of my household, I am better suited to being the stay-at-home mommy, our closest married-with-children-friends are better off with him being the stay-at-home-daddy.
Of course, it wasn't too long ago (less than 100 years) when a majority of households had both parents staying at home. Dad may have been out in the field with the horse and plough, but the older kids could easily run out to be at and work at his side and benefit from having both parents being right there.
2007-02-14 23:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by mamasquirrel 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If men earn more money than women can afford to stay home and do their womanly role. Unfortunately, the reality is different.
2007-02-21 15:39:53 · answer #4 · answered by Abby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋