Are house-wives and house-husbands just unmotivated, work-shy, lazy swines?

Answer 1

depends on how the house looks...

Answer 2

As everyone else has said, it depends. Are they free-loading or actually taking care of the house and kids? Personally, I want to be a stay at home mom while my children are young. But I'm also working towards my CPA so that I can work out of my home. Right now my husband and I both work full-time, no children, and I still manage to keep the house clean, dishes washed and food on the table by 6:30 each night. I think house-wives/husbands are a great asset to our culture as long as they are doing their part. If one spouse is expected to go out and make the money to pay the bills and buy food, then the other should be doing the work in the home. If they just sit around and watch tv and stuff bon-bons in their mouth, they're lazy swines.

Answer 3

I was a 'house-husband' after my son was born. Having to look after a new born was a experience that I wanted to personally experince. More so as I had no experience of being a parent, I had to learn the hard way. Through arrogance of thinking....... yeah, it will easy.

It is not as easy as it may look from the outside for any parent.

I took on the role in every aspect, from the moment he was born, his first bath, all the night feeds, absolultley everything. In addition, I would cook, clean, wash, iron etc etc. They may sound easy tasks but when you are constantly listening out for the child,watching over the child, clock watching, having to time everything, attend doctors/clinic appointments, make sure my partner was happy and given attention, makeing sure she was not disturbed during the night as she had work the following day. Basically on the go 24/7. Not just for a few day's, I did this for four years.

The body craves sleep, peace and quiet, rest, to have a break, but thats so hard to do. My brain would not switch off, always thinking, always worrying, thinking ahead about everybody around you. There needs were more important.

Its is also deming. I was used to working, full-time job, routine, pay, friends and collegues. And then to suddenly see and understand the role reversal, it certainly takes some adjusting.

Its certainly not an easy task and from my experience I have to give recognition to all full time parents.

Try is sometime and see if being a full time house husband / house wife are work-shy, lazy swines and unmotivated.

Answer 4

There is so much stigma attached to being a house wife/husband. Why not stay at home look after the kids? When my daughter was born i worked part-time only and that was in a pub on a fri and sat nite so all m y time was spent with her and as a result she grew up to be contented and secure. My brother and his girlfriend on the other hand had high flying jobs and there housework was always neglegted and the kids thrown into nursery from birth pretty much. The kids never seem happy and are very insecure as a result.

Answer 5

I bet there are husbands that are considered themselves unemployed and wives fortunate enough to make enough money to get by.
Unmotivated, work-shy, lazy swine? Not me. I spend allot of time looking for work.
Since I have the time, I be more then glad to do some house work.

Answer 6

Some days I feel unmotivated and lazy. But consider what I do for my husband. I do his laundry. I fix his breakfast and prepare and pack his lunch. I prepare or plan for dinner. This is 7 days a week.
He hasn't had to do his own laundry in 7 years. I don't have an immaculate home but I do keep it clean. I do minor repair jobs around the home and I even cut the lawn.
My husband takes out the trash and keeps my car full of gas.
It works for us. He recognizes how hard I work and I appreciate that he goes out every day to assure that we have a regular income.
Don't lump us all together.

Answer 7

Nope - not in all cases.

- when the household income is enough to survive and your happy then why not just stay at home and watch your kids grow up. kids can be a full time job, giving them love, care and attention to grow up to be good citizens. always on your feet. looking after the house, cleaning, cooking, school runs, shopping, meeting mates. - NOT LAZY

- some people may have been blessed with wealthy parents and not needed a job then got married and moved into a house with a decent income and decided not to work. therefore, they are housewives/husband. not work-shy.

every person should stay busy and have atleast something to look forward to the next morning - staying at home a person can become depressed. so be carefull.

for some people motivation may be to motivate partner with their career.

Answer 8

I'm a stay home mom, and I wish I had time to be lazy, besides taking care of 2 kids and my husband, I also work part-time from home. When people stay home with little kids you can't judge thier laziness level by the neatness of the house, if it took you 3 hours to clean it up, it will take a 2 year old 3 seconds to completely destroy. The stay home parent fights a never ending battle for neatness and order.

Answer 9

Heck no!!! Many take amazing care of their families and homes... and the work 16 hour shifts, 7 days a week...

There are the unmotivated, work-shy, lazy swine posers...

Answer 10

I think it is acceptable for either men or women to stay home and look after the home. Better still is a share of the responsability but it depends on personal circumstances really.
My family always felt that i had loads of time on my hands because i was not working but when they had children of their own they realised how much work it involves keeping the home together. I suppose it does depend on the person but i dont think people should be considered lazy just because they want to stay home with their kids.

I know that the government tries to encourage people out to work these days but i used to feel bad about leaving my children. Later i realised that working meant that i could provide for them better and that getting out of the house helped my confidence too and my son was actually more sociable as a result of attending nursery but each to their own.

Answer 11

Yes and i Cant wait to be one!

Seriously though I do more work when I am at home all day than when I am at work but there is a big difference in doing something for yourself that you want to do than doing something for someone else that you dont so staying at home is the easy option.

Havent heard the word swine for ages makes me laugh.