A Woman's Place Is In The Kitchen!!!

@Flexxx (103)
South Africa
March 6, 2007 11:32am CST
In the Stone Ages, the cavemen used to go out & hunt while the women stayed at home taking care of the household. Many people believe that a woman's place should be in the kitchen cooking, doing the laundry, cleaning, taking care of the children... while the man goes out to make enough money to sustain the family. However, I normally find that modern women aren't that concerned/comfortable with that role at home and often choose to go out & look for jobs... thus leaving the kids to be raised by complete strangers. Is this healthy? What's wrong with women staying at home and managing things on the home front... barefoot & pregnant?
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@stailgate (2363)
• United States
6 Mar 07
I guess that I am old fashioned, but I agree with the whole idea of women being at home. I am a women and I am at home. And it is not that I have never worked, or don't like to work, or anything like that. I just think that it is very inportant for a women to make sure for one that her family is taken care of and two her husband is always happy. My kids always have me here if they need something, and my husbands food is always on the table when he gets home, I do is laundry, pick up after him, take care of the kids and everything they need, and all of that, and then take time to make sure that he is happy in the bedroom as well. I feel good and content knowing that my husband is happy and that I am raising my kids, not a stranger. I know that in most cases it takes two to work to keep the home going and not saying anything bad about that. I am just saying that if it is possible, as it is in my case, I would recommend staying home and taking care of the kids and home. It is so rewarding.
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@Flexxx (103)
• South Africa
6 Mar 07
I think you're absolutely right! I mean... if the kids grow up spending most of their time with the nanny... they'll probably feel more "in-touch" and connected with the nanny than with their own mother.
• United States
6 Mar 07
Your husband is a very lucky man, and your children have an amazing mother, keep it up stailgate.
@mobyfriend (1017)
• Netherlands
6 Mar 07
Of course a woman's place is in the kitchen. What other place would be more perfect to poison your dear hubby.
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@Flexxx (103)
• South Africa
6 Mar 07
Ha!... you evil woman... lol!
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@stailgate (2363)
• United States
6 Mar 07
HA I like this!! thanks for the cheer up :)
@sharon613 (2321)
• United States
6 Mar 07
There is nothing wrong with women staying home these days and looking out after the family; unless women have to go out and pitch in with the income. My hubby works for a salary 2/3 days out of the week and I'm mostly home running the household.
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@Flexxx (103)
• South Africa
6 Mar 07
That's good... but I normally get the feeling that many women would rather go out & work than looking after the family... even if they don't really need the money.
@Cephoozee (373)
• United States
6 Mar 07
I agree with you completely, there is honor in a mother staying home with her children to make sure they are brought up right. I'm so sick of people saying that it's sexist to say the thing I just said, too. I may be a bit old-fashioned, but look at today's society and how are kids are growing up nowadays, and look at how they were in the early early days, I'm talking 1800's status, you know. Smart, cordial, and polite were the kids of that day, now all we have, or so it seems, is kids who'd rather be out "reppin' their hood" or "rebelling against our parents for so and so" What about today's society and children good, did you know I got cussed out by a 2nd grader the other day? I didn't know half the words he used on me, and if I did, I wouldn't just do that because my mom brought me up better than that, sure she worked, but she was not afraid of being a housewife, or cooking and doing motherly things.
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@Flexxx (103)
• South Africa
7 Mar 07
Exactly! As nurturers and carers, I think women underestimate their value in the home. They have no idea how much of an influence they have on a child.
• United States
10 Mar 07
Well personally, there is nothing wrong with a woman being home, barefoot and PG. Now for us it didn't quite work that way, only had 2 children. What irks me is how those who do choose to be home get treated like a traitor and railed at... "your mother fought to give you the right to" fill in the blank, leave your spouse, live alone, have a career. Yeah fine, great, that what what SHE wanted, she never asked me. I would have told her I wanted her with me on stormy days after school so I didn't huddle alone with my dog. You and your hubby want you to work? Go for it. Just don't get upset at me cuz I don't want to and my hubby prefers me at home. (BTW my boys are grown now and I do have a part time job, but I was mostly a sahm)
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@carlysle (271)
• Philippines
6 Mar 07
there is nothing wrong with a woman staying at home and be a housewife.. but that should be what she wants.. and not forced to stay at home because of a male chauvinist husband.. there is also nothing wrong in sharing the financial matters at home.. women have changed since the stone ages.. thats for sure..
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@muntaha (376)
• Bangladesh
6 Mar 07
Of course a woman should not stay in the kitchen always. It is a very back dated mentality and it should be changed. How people are supporting this i can't understand. Men are so selfish!!
6 Mar 07
I think that women tend to do kitchen work much better than what alot of men can do but i think that saying a womans place is in the kitchen because women are just as good as men at doing other things than just cooking, cleaning and other household work. I dont think that it is wrong for women to stay at home and do stuff if they choose but i wouldnt say
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