Do you think a husband should be housewife or is it womans job

September 17, 2006 3:17pm CST
my husband stays at home and helps with day to day things, could make a good stay at home dad, is it wrong.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
28 Sep 06
I think the entire housework is a joint venture and should be equally shared between the two and if children grow up, they can also share some work. If this understanding is struck at the beginning there will not be any problem.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
10 Oct 06
You made my day and my wife and son sitting near me right now join me in thanking you for your comment.
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• United States
13 Oct 06
you are very welcome , treat others as you would like to be treated ... enjoy
• United States
10 Oct 06
you hit the nail right on the head.
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@mandysue (42)
• United States
10 Oct 06
I think its great if they help out and all...doesnt make them that much less of a man
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• United States
13 Oct 06
that makes me feel good...thanks
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• United States
28 Sep 06
No, There is nothing wrong with that. It nice to see the husband who is willing to stay home instead of the wife. People think it dont look right or he is not man enough but I think it wonderful idea. Staying home parents is not for women only.
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• United States
10 Oct 06
It's alot of work , I have to hand it to any stay at home person.
@jmafofo (359)
• South Africa
10 Oct 06
There's nothing wrong with helping out with the housework, I do it sometimes. At times I even cook for the whole week (well when my wife isn't feeling well)
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• United States
10 Oct 06
it's always a nice feeling when you can be there for your spouse.
@chalmette69 (3007)
• United States
11 Oct 06
I think if he wants to be one that is fine, I am a work from home mom so I like the roll of staying home, but I think it is what ever works for your family.
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• United States
10 Oct 06
I dont think there is anything wrong with your husband being a stay at home dad, I think it is great if a parent can be home with the child, wether it be the mom or the dad that stays home, it shouldnt matter which parent stays home as long as the arrangement works for both of you. it doesnt make him a housewife to stay home anymore than it makes you the man to bring home the paycheck, if it works for the two of you I say keep it up :)
• United States
10 Oct 06
when you have 2 people in the relationship , then it takes 2 to get things working , like they say it's a two way street.
@varuntr (643)
• India
10 Oct 06
better to have an understanding between partners..
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• South Africa
28 Sep 06
Steriotyping of roles is fading away very quickly, and I am extremely glad of that. Let each do that which he or she can, and be happy doing it, is what I believe. To me, it doesn't who does what, as long as it gets done. Sharing responsibilities is simply magic. I'm proud of you both.
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@jonesk98 (67)
• United States
10 Oct 06
I really feel as though it is the woman's job to stay at home. God gave them everything that they need to stay at home. Compassion,patientence,the ability to multi task.Now men have these same qualities,but it is much different I think.
• United States
10 Oct 06
I have done it for 10 years , a lot of work for sure ....but i think it doesnt matter male or female as long as they are happy in what they are doing .
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@Brooke3 (610)
11 Oct 06
I don't think it's god who gave them those things... I think it's society who conditioned them to be like that.
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• United States
10 Oct 06
I dont think its wrong as long as you are able to manage financially and it helps you with the day to day stress.
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• United States
10 Oct 06
Nothing is wrong with that if he doesn't mind it works out for your situtation what diffirence does it make.
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@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
10 Oct 06
Of course it's not wrong. If you're both happy with the situation that you're in and your kids are happy as well, then I think that it's great.
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@drusell (18)
• Egypt
10 Oct 06
i believe that a stayed at home man is not a man, i believe that a husband should help his wife in the house as much as he can no matter wht but to stay at home espicially for it ! i'll never accept to marry such man who lives on his wife's money
@trebor69 (328)
13 Oct 06
thats a bit shallow minded of you.
• United States
14 Oct 06
wow......So the days i went to work and supported my wife while she went to college , that was ok .... now that i was injured at work and retired and still have a pension but she is the main bread winner , Im no longer a man because i said home and raised our daughter ...hmmmm (wake up and smell the coffee)
• United States
12 Oct 06
I am retired;my wife still works. I do the housework and all of the normal tasks usually performed soley by the houseWIFE. I'm a former 101st Airborne Rangers veteran of Vietnam and a former law enforcement worker....It doesn't make me feel any less than a man to function as a houseHUSBAND.
• United States
14 Oct 06
same here .
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
28 Sep 06
I think it is great for a day to be that involved with his kids and take care of all of the house work. I tried that with my fiance, but he would never just do the chores. I always had to make a list which annoyed me too much.
• United States
10 Oct 06
It only works when both people put an effort. some men think because the put in a days work that they can now come home and plop on the sofa.
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
28 Sep 06
If he wants to be and you want to work outside the home I think that's great, nothing at all wrong with it.
@swolecat (1277)
• United States
11 Oct 06
what do you mean
@matefork (277)
• Philippines
28 Sep 06
As for me as long as he is helping and not becoming a drag there's nothing wrong with it. It may be bad if he is just hanging himself around the house doing nothing.
• United States
10 Oct 06
couldn't agree more.
@1alyssa (758)
• United States
28 Sep 06
i think it is ok for both men and woman to stay home with the kids i think some men should so they can see how hard it really is some men just don't understand this
• United States
10 Oct 06
I understand , I have done it for 10 years and its the hardest job i have ever taken on.
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
14 Oct 06
I think that is great if it suits the both of you that your husband is the primary care giver. I know that traditionally the mother is the one who stays at home while the father goes out to work but society has changed so much. In fact this is what happened with us but I am talking about way back in the 1970's. We had a farm and I couldn't do everything on it, so I took a job off the farm and our son stayed at home with his father. Sure not everyone agreed with what we were doing but it suited us and I think that we all benefited from this arrangement. Good luck to you. :)
14 Oct 06
Being the bread winner is primarily the husbands duty and wife should stay at home with the children, but nowadays with the unemployment problems, if the wife has the opportunity to get a job then she will have to do it to save the family.