Poll: Ladies, did your father believe that women should be the ones who do the cooking and cleaning?

Answer 1

yes,!!

Answer 2

My father preferred that women do the cooking (except for on the grill) because he never really learned how to cook. He never got the hang of it living at home with his mother. Then he joined the Navy where the only cooking experience he had was peeling potatoes using a machine, not by hand. He lived alone for a few years after that, managing on simple stuff, then he met my mom who is a good cook. He will cook from time to time, but it's not something he has the knack for. When it comes to cleaning, he would prefer to do things his way throughout the house, if my mom would let him. He does his share and is more than happy to because he can't sit still for longer than a few minutes. He always has to be doing something productive. Many times, that includes cleaning.

Answer 3

My dad had Saturday and Sundays off. He cooked breakfast for the family every Sunday.

Now that he's retired, he does the cooking and the shopping for him and Mom. She works a part time job and he keeps the house including making sure the bed gets clean sheets. Oddly enough, the man likes to vacuum.

They kinda did this weird role reversal when they retired.

(Let me clarify Weird: These Are My Parents, they came up , him working, her taking care of the house...Dad was all macho handling the finances and being the disciplinarian with the kids, and mom cooked and cleaned. He did too, but it was her territory. So this after-retirement program, is weird, as percieved by me, their child.)

So, back to dad. Yeah, that's what he believed when he got married in 1957.

It is now 2007.

He does not believe that so much anymore. One of his daughters and one of his sons and two of his granddaughters, and have had to support their children without the help of a spouse. 4 of 6 of his kids are divorced, some twice. One three times...but Dave's a wild man anyways.....whole other story.....

So yeah, back to Dad...in 1957, at 19 that's what he was raised to believe.

In 2007 he is so much the wiser.

Answer 4

Not really. My mother does-but only because men(a LOT, not ALL)cannot clean up to our standards! And a LOT of domestic American men don't cook that well, either!

I have NO problem cooking or cleaning or being the main caretaker of the kids, because I am not treated like that is my job. It is a pleasure serving a man who treats me right(for the most part)!!!

Answer 5

Yes. That's why he and my brother would sit in front of the television on Saturday mornings as my mom and I cleaned the house. The only cooking they'll do is grilling stuff on the barbeque, since I won't go near that thing.

Answer 6

If he did he would have NEVER said that in front of my mother! But I don't think that he did at all, responsibility was shared in my home when I was growing up. Both my parents worked, and they both did home things as well. I think it works well that way if both parents are working, and don't think it would be right to have mom work all day and clean all night. Both parents should LOL... wait, I'm a parent now.. maybe not.. in fact, I'm with the generation that says kids should do all the work once they're over the age of five.. hee hee hee.. yeah man, that would rock.

Answer 7

Nope. It was not uncommon for me to get up on a Saturday morning and see my father vacuuming the house and cleaning the bathrooms while my mum did other housework activities. They enjoyed doing the housework and cooking together.

Answer 8

Nope, because my father is a professional chef so he did the cooking while we did the dishes. Besides, if you share a home together it is only fair that everyone should help contribute to it and keep it clean.

Answer 9

Who pronounced that cooking and cleansing is a women's interest? My spouse does not cook dinner or sparkling! we've been thankfully married for 22 years! Being married takes distinctive artwork and appreciate. the place are our "jobs" carved in stone? Who made those regulations? that's ridiculous! How insulting your question is!

Answer 10

Yes, when I was growing up he did. Dinner on the table by 5:30, fresh sheets twice a week. After my step sister and I were older, my mom went back to school to become a nurse. He's mellowed over the years and has even been known to pick up his dirty socks every once in a while nowadays.

Answer 11

I never knew my father, and my stepfather did think that women should do the cooking and cleaning ... I taught my sons differently, and taught them how to cook, clean, sew, and even garden and embroider. One of my 'favorite gifts' was an embroidered pillow with 'Mom' and flowers on it made by my daughter-in-law, presented to me very proudly with 'Jason taught me how to do this!'
My husband now does all of the 'real cooking' and helps me with the housework ... I'm 'extremely spoiled' and I know it ... but I 'spoil' him, too.