Back a hundred years ago, if you were a woman you had to wash the dishes individually by hand instead of having a dishwasher do them. Women also had to wash each piece of clothing by hand, spend a lot longer time preparing meals (on the farm animals had to be cut up and defeathered, milked, etc.) and many other things that kept them working hard. I think many of today's women are depressed because they aren't getting enough exerecise with all these modern appliances. Not only that, but it gives women a lot of free time to just sit around and be bored or just think about depressing things. Do you think it would be a good idea for women to go back to manual labor for doing these chores?
2007-04-15 20:12:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Very funny. I just answered a post on this subject a few hours ago.
Men and women have different strengths and weaknesses that complement each other as part of the heterosexual contract they call marriage. The woman has the strength that comes from giving and sustaining life; the man has the strength that comes from supporting, protecting and guiding his family.
Very different strengths but very complementary. And necessary. This is the heterosexual marital contract that has existed for a millennium.
He builds the house, she builds the home. Ideally, for the strongest families, the husband goes out and works. The wife stays home and works. Her work is just more domestic.
If she works out of the home, the children are brought up by strangers, conditioned in daycares to become strangers to their parents, and ... well you get my point. Chances are the costs of childcare versus paycheck will have her at home doing what needs to be done, raising a healthy family.
My mother never complained and still managed to keep a 3 story Victorian home spotless, take complete care of all domestic functions including us 5 kids, AND have dinner on the table at 6 on the dot every night. She ironed everything, loved her dryer once they were invented, ... made up our meals 3 times a day. At one point she had three boys in diapers.. before dryers were invented. The invention of the dryer made a LOT of difference for her.
She is very old now but this work kept her strong and healthy and she and my dad had a good relationship even if there were the usual upsets. They were in it for life, and so it was. Now, we treat her like gold for all her work. Modern appliances are definitely worth it. As a woman who raised two girls on my own, they saved me a lot of time so that I could spend more time with them.
I do not know why it is suddenly so difficult for a full time Mom to do it now? That is an honest question. Is it the high cost of living now? In my mind, if she is working all day, and he is working all day, once he is home, they share family duties and child raising. They should have it fairly worked out who does what, if need be.
Women are depressed for a lot of reasons but I don't think it has anything to do with exercise. Chasing children, keeping a house going, chauffeuring them to sports and practices and all, shopping and meal preparation... these things take up a lot of time and energy. Oh, did I forget being part of the PTA and all the volunteer things, or homework help?
No, Mom's do plenty already.
Would you do that to YOUR mother?
When and if you ever marry, I assure you, you would want your wife to have some energy left at the end of the day so she doesn't always say to you, "Sorry not tonight dear. I am just too exhausted."
2007-04-16 00:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by Noor al Haqiqa 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have all the updates, but I have enough to keep me busy...kids, cleaning, tons of laundry and some I do by hand that can't be machine washed, takes me forever to cook because I'm not that good at it and I want it to be done right. Between taking care of my 2 children and doing my daily activities, I may sit down for an hour tops. I'm depressed because my husband works TOO much and has no time for me when he gets home because its late. So don't call me lazy...and quit degrading women...it used to be cute, but not so much anymore...
Oh and I exercise too. Every single day.
2007-04-16 03:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by Koozie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes i think they should throw all of the electrical appliances away and get back to work the old fashioned way. i still use a manual can opener. and i can still whip up egg whites with a whisk.
2007-04-16 06:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by rhonda3826 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe so but I get a LOT of exercises lifting and turning heavy patients
2007-04-16 12:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by icunurse85 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I hate modern appliances, I prefer the old fashion way, it makes me feel useful.
2007-04-16 09:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I thinks it time men took over - we have too much time to think and it always gets us in trouble
2007-04-16 03:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by rowanwagner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is becaause they are disaponted that there are no good men left in the world ..... I took the last one.
2007-04-16 10:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by Cuppycake♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i think its cuz men like you cant get them of* and they have to use a vibrat*r instead
2007-04-16 03:18:27 · answer #8 · answered by Leveler 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think you need to go get a life
2007-04-16 03:22:44 · answer #9 · answered by sandy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure your not a women
2007-04-16 03:46:59 · answer #10 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋