house husband? are there husand who stays at home while wife works?

Well this is becoming a trend right now. There are many couples who have this kind of arrangement at home and so far it is being accepted n society already. I think there are really times that a man has to let the wife work if she can better manage a good career and the husband cannot afford to have a high paying job it would be practical to have him at home and take care of the kids.

Hi se7enthbird, [i]hmmm...I guess we have a lot of house husband around but in my friends, relative and family, no one is like that..Most couple are working and some are house wives! I know it is hard also for a man to do that but there are different reasons why they prefer that lifestyle. Maybe wife earns more so it is practical for the husband to take care of the kids or other reasons which are very valid![/i]

my husband is a house hubby. he has been for a few years now. we home school our kids and we have 2 girls and well they liten to him more of course and he is better at the schooling then i am i dont have the patience for it. he cooks, cleans, home schools, also we have some rent houses on our property and he does everything for them too. i work 40 hours a week and he stays home. he has said he would love to go back to work but witht he kids it is better for him to stay home. i just happened to get a good paying job and well he could get on too but i have already got one so.... people think that men that stay home are lazy and dont want to work etc but thats not true some are just god at it and it seems to work out better. like with us the girls kow they can push my buttons and i will be like whatever fine i will do it my self to where with him they know he wont give in lol. also he is better at teaching. he is a better cook to since he went to school to be one lol. there is nothing wrong with him being the house huby and me working. hats off to all the couples that do it. i dont see why there is a difference with men and women on it. why is ok for women to stay home and not men. why is it when a man stays home he is lazy but a woman it is just ok and fine why arent they considered lazy too lol. it is a hard job. harder then any other job out there and you dont get paid. and it is never ending

When my daughter was first born, my spouse took a few months off to help me around the house. In a way, he was a house husband. I was in such terrible pain from the C-section operation. I don't know how I could have survived without his help. Later he went back to work full time. He's such a hard worker and often worked seven days a week for thirteen hours a day. So he's not lazy! Then this past year, his health was affected after a bad fall. Some days he can barely stand or walk. And yet he still insists on working. I have encouraged him to stay home more and not work more than three days a week. And he is trying to do that. He still worries about finances. But I'm doing my part online to help us out financially so he doesn't have to work more than a few days a week. And so far, it's working out. I love the idea of my husband being home more often. He is such a good father to our daughter. He's patient and understanding. He helps me when I need help. While he doesn't clean or cook, that's not his fault. Most days, I don't want him in my kitchen. But he does often microwave some food for himself. And he always makes sure our daughter has her snacks. And I have a specific way that I want things cleaned. So I do the cleaning by myself. I couldn't be prouder of my part time house hubby! Thanks for posting this very clever and uplifting discussion. More people should recognize men for their at-home efforts and understand that they have just as much invested into their homes as the woman does! Thanks again. Have a glorious day.

I suppose there are really men that manage the house and take care of the kids but in my experience both personal and what I've seen of 'house husbands' generally they are men that don't want to work so they say they will take care of the kids while the wife workds. When my ex quit working 21 years ago he claimed he took care of the house BUT he didn't do dishes, grocery shopping, laundry, bathrooms, nor fix beds, and he only cooked dinner if I worked over time. He did take care of the kids by having them sleep all day so they were up all night when they were with me.

I have seen some husbands who are staying home working as what their wives are suppose to do in the house. for me, I don;t like the idea that my husband would stay home and I would work. It is the husband's responsibility to work, most wives are good in the house than their husbands. I don't feel good to hear that husbands, clean the house, wash the clothes, care for the children while the wife is gone working? Well, I and my husband are both working. And we also help each other in the house but mainly I will do the household chores, he just help because I am not satisfied with the way he work the house hold duties... maybe he is jud good in watching the babies when the baby sitter is gone.